” by the great Johnnie Tillmon, founder and leader of the National Welfare Rights Organization . She wrote:
“The elimination of poverty must be a priority for all those working for equal rights for women,” wrote Tillmon. “Congress should approve a federal floor under payments to provide an adequate standard of living … And just as with other workers, homemakers receiving income transfer payments must be afforded the dignity of having that money called a wage, not welfare.”
The movement for cash for caregiving was even accused of “institutionalizing women in the home.” Mainstream feminism prioritized breaking the glass ceiling, or at any rate getting a job—any job. But most jobs brought more caregiving, this time outside the home, often done by women of color and/or immigrants, for the lowest pay.attention of many
So glad to see Ms. published this Op Ed