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Where Bush, Fiorina, and Other GOP Candidates Stand on Issues Families Face Today
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Where Bush, Fiorina, and Other GOP Candidates Stand on Issues Families Face Today

Author Anna Chu argues that Republican presidential candidates cannot remain silent on women's economic security issues when so many women and families lack access to paid sick leave, maternity leave, and equal pay.

Working families are facing numerous challenges today. Too many families are living paycheck to paycheck because wages have stagnated for decades. And too many women and men are struggling to balance the competing demands of the career and home. But on these very important issues to women and families, the majority of Republican presidential candidates are either silent or support policies that would keep working families from moving ahead.

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Authors

Anna Chu

Vice President, Policy and Research