Today is Equal Pay Day 2026, a stark reminder that the gender wage gap continues to deprive working women of economic security. At the current pace, women working full time won’t see equal pay until 2088. Care responsibilities are a major driver of this gap: Between January and August 2025, over 455,000 women left the
(En Español Abajo) California’s leaders have the power to protect the care being cut by Congress. An estimated 3+ million Californians set to lose Medi-Cal if the State doesn’t act. Across California, something powerful happened on Valentine’s Day. Instead of flowers and chocolates for sweethearts, long-term care workers, home care employers, people with disabilities, older
En Español abajo As federal policy destabilizes Medi-Cal and home care nationwide, Governor Newsom’s proposed 2026–27 budget will determine whether California protects care or allows it to be dismantled. Rather than stabilizing these programs and backfilling cuts triggered by H.R. 1, the Governor’s budget proposal creates new barriers to Medi-Cal access and weakens California’s largest
Hand in Hand stands with Minnesota and cities across the country experiencing the increased violence and enforcement of federal deployments of ICE.
This week, we celebrate the 95th birthday of Dorothy Lee Bolden, a trailblazer for domestic workers. We uplift and celebrate her legacy by continuing to fight for the rights of domestic workers.
At Hand in Hand: The Domestic Employers Network, we know that care is at the heart of strong communities. We also know that building a culture of care means rethinking how we organize ourselves, share responsibility and resources.
Gayle Kirshenbaum, founding Hand in Hand member, shares her story about getting involved in the domestic worker rights movement and her journey as a nanny and now homecare employer.
Right now, the U.S. Senate is deliberating a budget reconciliation bill—a proposal that would gut essential care programs, target immigrant communities, and hand billions of dollars in tax breaks to the wealthiest Americans at the expense of the most vulnerable.
Hand in Hand condemns the recent ICE raids across the country and the alarming decision by the administration to call in the National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles.
We are in the midst of a care crisis, caused by a rapidly aging population and an increased need for long-term care that the current workforce just can’t keep up with. Immigrants play a vital role to fill that gap. Without immigrants, our already broken care system would collapse.
