Lelaine Bigelow
@lelaineb.bsky.social
Executive Director of Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality
Former National Partnership for Women & Families, Obama Administration, Capitol Hill staffer.
Former National Partnership for Women & Families, Obama Administration, Capitol Hill staffer.
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Lelaine Bigelow
@lelaineb.bsky.social
· Dec 17
🎙️Excited to share my recent conversation with Anne Pasmanick on @powerstation.bsky.social. We talked about the origins of the @georgetownpoverty.bsky.social and our long-term vision of economic well-being. Anne was a wonderful host and I can't wait to come back! soundcloud.com/user-5830177...
"With more women in the workforce, an aging population and employees working into their later years, the ability of families to obtain income replacement through CT Paid Leave can help them to balance work and caregiving obligations," says Erin Choquette #PaidLeave www.fox61.com/article/news...
Paid leave benefits available to a variety of Connecticut caregivers
Income replacement is available for those providing different types of care or reassurance for a family member who is experiencing a serious health condition.
www.fox61.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:03 PM
"With more women in the workforce, an aging population and employees working into their later years, the ability of families to obtain income replacement through CT Paid Leave can help them to balance work and caregiving obligations," says Erin Choquette #PaidLeave www.fox61.com/article/news...
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Excited to share our interactive map that gives a state‐by‐state breakdown of projected increases in SNAP costs due to changes in the megabill. Our tool makes complex projections accessible and actionable for policymakers, researchers, and advocates.
September 29, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Excited to share our interactive map that gives a state‐by‐state breakdown of projected increases in SNAP costs due to changes in the megabill. Our tool makes complex projections accessible and actionable for policymakers, researchers, and advocates.
Reposted by Lelaine Bigelow
Our latest analysis breaks down what’s at stake—and why extending these credits is critical to protecting affordable care for millions of families.
www.georgetownpoverty.org/issues/whats...
#ACA #Medicaid #HealthInsurance #PremiumTaxCredit #Subsidies #HealthPolicy
www.georgetownpoverty.org/issues/whats...
#ACA #Medicaid #HealthInsurance #PremiumTaxCredit #Subsidies #HealthPolicy
September 3, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Our latest analysis breaks down what’s at stake—and why extending these credits is critical to protecting affordable care for millions of families.
www.georgetownpoverty.org/issues/whats...
#ACA #Medicaid #HealthInsurance #PremiumTaxCredit #Subsidies #HealthPolicy
www.georgetownpoverty.org/issues/whats...
#ACA #Medicaid #HealthInsurance #PremiumTaxCredit #Subsidies #HealthPolicy
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The impact would be devastating for families, especially those earning just above the Medicaid threshold (~$16K–$23K/year). Many would see premium hikes so steep that coverage would simply be out of reach.
September 3, 2025 at 12:50 PM
The impact would be devastating for families, especially those earning just above the Medicaid threshold (~$16K–$23K/year). Many would see premium hikes so steep that coverage would simply be out of reach.
Reposted by Lelaine Bigelow
📣30 million people could lose health insurance in the next decade if enhanced ACA premium tax credits are allowed to expire.
September 3, 2025 at 12:50 PM
📣30 million people could lose health insurance in the next decade if enhanced ACA premium tax credits are allowed to expire.
Reposted by Lelaine Bigelow
The American Dream has a gender gap.
Recent Morning Consult polling analyzed by TCF’s Gayle Goldin and Julie Kashen shows striking differences in how women and men are experiencing America’s affordability crisis.
Learn more: go.tcf.org/gendergap @gaylegoldin.bsky.social @kashenj.bsky.social
Recent Morning Consult polling analyzed by TCF’s Gayle Goldin and Julie Kashen shows striking differences in how women and men are experiencing America’s affordability crisis.
Learn more: go.tcf.org/gendergap @gaylegoldin.bsky.social @kashenj.bsky.social
August 26, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The American Dream has a gender gap.
Recent Morning Consult polling analyzed by TCF’s Gayle Goldin and Julie Kashen shows striking differences in how women and men are experiencing America’s affordability crisis.
Learn more: go.tcf.org/gendergap @gaylegoldin.bsky.social @kashenj.bsky.social
Recent Morning Consult polling analyzed by TCF’s Gayle Goldin and Julie Kashen shows striking differences in how women and men are experiencing America’s affordability crisis.
Learn more: go.tcf.org/gendergap @gaylegoldin.bsky.social @kashenj.bsky.social
The U.S. economy is losing a vital segment of its workforce as hundreds of thousands of women leave the labor force. A key reason? The widespread lack of #PaidLeave. @newsweek.com www.newsweek.com/hundreds-tho...
Hundreds of thousands of women are leaving the labor force—Report
Around 103,000 women aged 20 and over exited the labor force in June, while 163,000 men in the same age group entered.
www.newsweek.com
July 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
The U.S. economy is losing a vital segment of its workforce as hundreds of thousands of women leave the labor force. A key reason? The widespread lack of #PaidLeave. @newsweek.com www.newsweek.com/hundreds-tho...
📣Nearly 73 million workers live in states that block local communities from making progress on paid sick days. New data from @npwf.bsky.social and @abetterbalance.org shows who bears the brunt of these unfair practices: nationalpartnership.org/psd-progress-blocked
Nearly 73 Million Workers Live in States That Block Local Communities from Making Progress on Paid Sick Days | National Partnership for Women & Families
Lawmakers in 18 states across the country – the majority of which are in the South – fail to guarantee that workers can earn paid sick days, and at the same time block local governments from setting t...
nationalpartnership.org
July 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
📣Nearly 73 million workers live in states that block local communities from making progress on paid sick days. New data from @npwf.bsky.social and @abetterbalance.org shows who bears the brunt of these unfair practices: nationalpartnership.org/psd-progress-blocked
Reposted by Lelaine Bigelow
The #OBBA would hit hardest families without college degrees and people living in rural areas who rely on SNAP and Medicaid.
Check out @danilotrisi.bsky.social's analysis below! ⬇️
Check out @danilotrisi.bsky.social's analysis below! ⬇️
The big winners of the #BigUglyBill will be the small percentage of people who make over $500,000 per year, while millions will lose health care & food assistance. It's striking that this is particularly true even for some groups that disproportionately voted for Trump:
July 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The #OBBA would hit hardest families without college degrees and people living in rural areas who rely on SNAP and Medicaid.
Check out @danilotrisi.bsky.social's analysis below! ⬇️
Check out @danilotrisi.bsky.social's analysis below! ⬇️
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The numbers don’t lie. The Senate just passed a bill that takes health care & food away from the many to pay for tax cuts for the few.
These unfair trade-offs in the Senate bill are just as bad as they were in the House bill. (And it makes our debt soar!!)
www.georgetownpoverty.org/issues/food-...
These unfair trade-offs in the Senate bill are just as bad as they were in the House bill. (And it makes our debt soar!!)
www.georgetownpoverty.org/issues/food-...
July 1, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The numbers don’t lie. The Senate just passed a bill that takes health care & food away from the many to pay for tax cuts for the few.
These unfair trade-offs in the Senate bill are just as bad as they were in the House bill. (And it makes our debt soar!!)
www.georgetownpoverty.org/issues/food-...
These unfair trade-offs in the Senate bill are just as bad as they were in the House bill. (And it makes our debt soar!!)
www.georgetownpoverty.org/issues/food-...
📣Americans’ unpaid caregiving is worth more than $1.1 trillion annually – and women are doing almost two-thirds of the work. #CareCantWait nationalpartnership.org/if-americans...
If Americans Were Paid For Their Caregiving, They Would Make More Than $1.1 Trillion | National Partnership for Women & Families
Caring for our loved ones and neighbors is critical, important work that our families and communities depend on and the economic impact of this work is enormous. Americans' unpaid care is valued at mo...
nationalpartnership.org
June 27, 2025 at 12:06 PM
📣Americans’ unpaid caregiving is worth more than $1.1 trillion annually – and women are doing almost two-thirds of the work. #CareCantWait nationalpartnership.org/if-americans...
Behind every paycheck is a woman balancing everything. We see you. We are you. Join us at the75million.org #The75Million
The 75 Million Campaign: Add Your Name
Attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion are attacks on all working women. Working women make up half the workforce — we are 75 Million strong. We are breadwinners, innovators, caregivers, and lead...
the75million.org
June 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Behind every paycheck is a woman balancing everything. We see you. We are you. Join us at the75million.org #The75Million
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The first-of-its-kind policy was supported by two state senators — Democrats Jeff Bridges and Yara Zokaie — whose children spent time in the NICU when they were born. www.instagram.com/p/DKuepeGOYYX/
June 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The first-of-its-kind policy was supported by two state senators — Democrats Jeff Bridges and Yara Zokaie — whose children spent time in the NICU when they were born. www.instagram.com/p/DKuepeGOYYX/
Only 1 in 4 U.S. workers has access to paid family leave — and access is even lower for workers of color and low-wage earners. @NPWF honors employers setting the national standard on paid family and medical leave.
Leading on Leave | National Partnership for Women & Families
Highlighting private sector trends in paid leave policies and companies championing the work
nationalpartnership.org
June 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Only 1 in 4 U.S. workers has access to paid family leave — and access is even lower for workers of color and low-wage earners. @NPWF honors employers setting the national standard on paid family and medical leave.
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🚨 NEW from @americanprogress.bsky.social The Trump admin’s DOGE cuts have already slashed at least $3B in grants supporting women’s health, safety, and economic opportunity. Women of color will be disproportionately impacted.
Read more ⬇️
🔗 www.americanprogress.org/article/how-...
Read more ⬇️
🔗 www.americanprogress.org/article/how-...
How the Trump Administration’s DOGE Cuts Are Harming Women
A new analysis by the Center for American Progress shows DOGE has cut at least $3 billion in grants for research, education, and other programs that help women and girls—especially women of color.
www.americanprogress.org
June 9, 2025 at 4:13 PM
🚨 NEW from @americanprogress.bsky.social The Trump admin’s DOGE cuts have already slashed at least $3B in grants supporting women’s health, safety, and economic opportunity. Women of color will be disproportionately impacted.
Read more ⬇️
🔗 www.americanprogress.org/article/how-...
Read more ⬇️
🔗 www.americanprogress.org/article/how-...
State governments can do a lot to make parents' lives a little easier. Check out how Colorado just expanded its #PaidLeave program so parents with a baby in the NICU don't have to rush back to work. @abetterbalance.org www.abetterbalance.org/colorado-exe...
Colorado Exemplifies How to Build Upon Paid Leave Progress to Meet Families’ Evolving Needs - A Better Balance
Colorado continues to pave the way for strong work-family protections by modeling how these policies can be expanded to meet families' needs.
www.abetterbalance.org
June 6, 2025 at 3:28 PM
State governments can do a lot to make parents' lives a little easier. Check out how Colorado just expanded its #PaidLeave program so parents with a baby in the NICU don't have to rush back to work. @abetterbalance.org www.abetterbalance.org/colorado-exe...
📣1 in 3 people in the U.S. live in families participating in SNAP or Medicaid.
The House bill takes away $1 trillion+ in food & health care while handing roughly the same $$ in tax cuts to families making over $500,000.
We break down what it means for every state.
📊https://bit.ly/4mVaGif
The House bill takes away $1 trillion+ in food & health care while handing roughly the same $$ in tax cuts to families making over $500,000.
We break down what it means for every state.
📊https://bit.ly/4mVaGif
June 5, 2025 at 6:18 PM
📣1 in 3 people in the U.S. live in families participating in SNAP or Medicaid.
The House bill takes away $1 trillion+ in food & health care while handing roughly the same $$ in tax cuts to families making over $500,000.
We break down what it means for every state.
📊https://bit.ly/4mVaGif
The House bill takes away $1 trillion+ in food & health care while handing roughly the same $$ in tax cuts to families making over $500,000.
We break down what it means for every state.
📊https://bit.ly/4mVaGif
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My family relied on food stamps briefly when I was a kid—our country had our back, and all 7 of us kids grew up to give back to our communities.
Investing in nutrition assistance? Investing in SNAP? That’s an investment in people, and cutting SNAP won't help anyone.
Investing in nutrition assistance? Investing in SNAP? That’s an investment in people, and cutting SNAP won't help anyone.
We should NOT cut food assistance in America so that Trump can pad the pockets of billionaires and giant corporations.
If Republicans won’t listen to common sense and common decency—then we are going to get a megaphone and shout it from the rooftops:
HANDS OFF SNAP.
If Republicans won’t listen to common sense and common decency—then we are going to get a megaphone and shout it from the rooftops:
HANDS OFF SNAP.
May 28, 2025 at 4:45 PM
My family relied on food stamps briefly when I was a kid—our country had our back, and all 7 of us kids grew up to give back to our communities.
Investing in nutrition assistance? Investing in SNAP? That’s an investment in people, and cutting SNAP won't help anyone.
Investing in nutrition assistance? Investing in SNAP? That’s an investment in people, and cutting SNAP won't help anyone.
Everything she said! ⬇️
“A pro-family policy would allow families to make decisions around work that best suit them, for instance. Parents… mothers, may go in and out of the work force, or switch between full and part-time employment based on their caregiving needs and the age of their children.”
“A pro-family policy would allow families to make decisions around work that best suit them, for instance. Parents… mothers, may go in and out of the work force, or switch between full and part-time employment based on their caregiving needs and the age of their children.”
“I don’t think most mothers want medals, no matter how many children they have. They want to be able to make ends meet with dignity, and our country is making that harder every day,” Jessica Grose writes.
Opinion | Don’t Let ‘Pronatalists’ Define What’s Family-Friendly
Pronatalist policies are unsupported by data, too narrow and, frankly, weird.
www.nytimes.com
May 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Everything she said! ⬇️
“A pro-family policy would allow families to make decisions around work that best suit them, for instance. Parents… mothers, may go in and out of the work force, or switch between full and part-time employment based on their caregiving needs and the age of their children.”
“A pro-family policy would allow families to make decisions around work that best suit them, for instance. Parents… mothers, may go in and out of the work force, or switch between full and part-time employment based on their caregiving needs and the age of their children.”
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New analysis from @saraestep.bsky.social and me for @americanprogress.bsky.social! Breadwinning mothers and women are literally supporting everyone- from the economy to their families. www.americanprogress.org/article/brea...
Breadwinning Women Are a Lifeline for Their Families and the Economy
A new Center for American Progress analysis shows that large shares of working women—both mothers and married women without cohabitating children—continue to be breadwinners for their families. Policy...
www.americanprogress.org
May 9, 2025 at 1:33 PM
New analysis from @saraestep.bsky.social and me for @americanprogress.bsky.social! Breadwinning mothers and women are literally supporting everyone- from the economy to their families. www.americanprogress.org/article/brea...
As a first-generation Filipina-American, I’ve often felt invisible—like many of my AANHPI brethren.
Invisibility is a tool of exploitation.
That’s why I created a timeline of AANHPI history—to
ensure our struggles, contributions, and resilience are seen and remembered.
Read more: bit.ly/4d9RJDY
Invisibility is a tool of exploitation.
That’s why I created a timeline of AANHPI history—to
ensure our struggles, contributions, and resilience are seen and remembered.
Read more: bit.ly/4d9RJDY
Railroads to Rideshare: AANHPI Labor Invisible No More - Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality
This AANHPI Heritage Month, we’re shining a light on the long history of AANHPI labor—often essential, too often invisible. From building railroads in the 1800s to driving rideshares today, AANHPI wor...
bit.ly
May 8, 2025 at 6:02 PM
As a first-generation Filipina-American, I’ve often felt invisible—like many of my AANHPI brethren.
Invisibility is a tool of exploitation.
That’s why I created a timeline of AANHPI history—to
ensure our struggles, contributions, and resilience are seen and remembered.
Read more: bit.ly/4d9RJDY
Invisibility is a tool of exploitation.
That’s why I created a timeline of AANHPI history—to
ensure our struggles, contributions, and resilience are seen and remembered.
Read more: bit.ly/4d9RJDY
Yesterday, I stood on the Capitol steps with @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social, @booker.senate.gov to say loud and clear: An America without poverty is possible — and it’s worth fighting for. This week Congress could take away programs that keep millions of families fed, housed, and healthy.
April 28, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Yesterday, I stood on the Capitol steps with @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social, @booker.senate.gov to say loud and clear: An America without poverty is possible — and it’s worth fighting for. This week Congress could take away programs that keep millions of families fed, housed, and healthy.
What do pending cuts to Medicaid and SNAP mean for low-income communities? @georgetownpoverty.bsky.social outlines what’s at stake for children, seniors, and rural communities.
www.georgetownpoverty.org/issues/snap-...
www.georgetownpoverty.org/issues/snap-...
SNAP and Medicaid Cuts: What's at Stake for Children, Seniors & Rural Communities? - Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Medicaid are lifelines for millions, providing food and health coverage that stabilize families and strengthen communities. Cuts to these criti...
www.georgetownpoverty.org
April 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
What do pending cuts to Medicaid and SNAP mean for low-income communities? @georgetownpoverty.bsky.social outlines what’s at stake for children, seniors, and rural communities.
www.georgetownpoverty.org/issues/snap-...
www.georgetownpoverty.org/issues/snap-...
Working families in Missouri won't be silenced! MO Democrats filibustered for over 9 hours to protect voter-approved #PaidSickDays.
missouriindependent.com/2025/04/17/m...
missouriindependent.com/2025/04/17/m...
Missouri Democrats filibuster GOP effort to overturn voter-approved paid sick leave • Missouri Independent
Missouri Democrats stonewalled a Republican effort to roll back a voter-approved paid sick leave law with a filibuster Thursday morning.
missouriindependent.com
April 21, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Working families in Missouri won't be silenced! MO Democrats filibustered for over 9 hours to protect voter-approved #PaidSickDays.
missouriindependent.com/2025/04/17/m...
missouriindependent.com/2025/04/17/m...
I'm so excited for this news! Congratulations to Wendy and @clasp.org on this new beginning.
We have a big announcement!
CLASP’s Board of Trustees is proud to announce Wendy Chun-Hoon as our next president and executive director, starting May 15, 2025. She brings decades of experience in advancing racial, gender, and economic justice! www.clasp.org/press-room/p...
CLASP’s Board of Trustees is proud to announce Wendy Chun-Hoon as our next president and executive director, starting May 15, 2025. She brings decades of experience in advancing racial, gender, and economic justice! www.clasp.org/press-room/p...
CLASP Board Names Wendy Chun-Hoon as Next President | CLASP
April 11, 2025 – Washington, D.C. – The Board of Trustees of the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) announced today that it has chosen Wendy Chun-Hoon as the organization’s next president and ex...
www.clasp.org
April 11, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I'm so excited for this news! Congratulations to Wendy and @clasp.org on this new beginning.