"Running the table" - when legislators make decisions about which remaining bills from the session will get funded with any remaining available revenue - is always a nail-biter. Many of our priority bills received funding including family planning, Respite for ME, menopause education and more.

All eight anti-trans bills have been defeated in the Maine Legislature! While we will surely see more attempts to roll back human rights in Maine and nationally in the next few years, but today, we can celebrate this victory, and know that we are that much stronger for it.

The Maine Senate has voted AGAINST 2 of the proposals attempting to roll back civil rights for trans Mainers! Thank you to the senators that voted against these bills. The House will take up more anti-trans bills today. Tell your Reps to vote against them all! secure.everyaction.com/aWNoJHSh9EWy...

This summery weather is putting us in the mood for our annual party at Broadturn Farm in Scarborough! We'd love to see you there. Get tickets at www.mainewomen.org/flowers-femi...

The Maine Legislature will vote on the bills that would destabilize and alter Maine's PFML law! We'll keep you updated as the bills move through the session.

Maine's Paid Family and Medical Leave program is chugging right along, and you can learn all the ins and outs of how it works for Maine people with a webinar presented by the Maine DOL this Wednesday. Visit www.mainewomen.org/events/webin... to register!

Yesterday was a long, tough and inspiring day at the state house as more than 300 PEOPLE showed up to offer testimony in opposition to 8 anti-trans bills. We are so proud to be a part of this community that stands up for the rights of ALL Mainers!

Tomorrow a swath of bills that would seek to deny trans people - especially trans youth - a number of civil rights will be heard before the Maine Legislature. We firmly oppose all these bills and will be there to voice our opposition to them, and our support of the trans community in Maine.

Join the Maine Women’s Lobby for Dinner with 10 Feminists! Tickets are now on sale and are extremely limited. Get or sponsor a ticket today. Visit: bit.ly/dinner10fem

SAVE THE DATE! Join the Maine Women’s Lobby for an unforgettable evening of connection, good food, and good trouble during "Dinner with 10 Feminists." Tickets release on May 1 and are first come, first served.

We are proud to join our allies in the Mainers for Tax Fairness Coalition for a Tax Day Rally on April 15 in Augusta! Congress is gutting Social Security, Medicaid, health care (including family planning!) education, veterans’ care and more — just to bankroll tax cuts for the ultra-rich.

It is more important than ever that the Maine Legislature pass LD 143, which will help fund family planning services in Maine. And it is more important than ever that we call upon Sen. Collins, the Chair of the Senate’s budget committee, to demand the restoration of Congress’s funding priorities.

Yesterday at the state house was all about healthy outcomes for birthing families and babies! We started the day gathering with the Maine Doula Coalition and partner organizations for Doula Advocacy Day, advocating for expanded access to doula care in Maine.

While terrible abortion bills that won't pass are getting lots of attention, a far more important bill is currently before the Maine legislature: LD 143, which would invest in Maine's family planning sites to ensure essential healthcare services are available, accessible, and affordable.

In 2024, women out-earned men in just 2 out of 131 occupations. The wage gap is real.

One of the ways we’re working to close the gap is to pass the Maine Equal Rights Amendment, which will ensure that all people are protected from gender discrimination.
#EqualPayDay #PayEquityNow

"It is time to update our Maine Constitution to reflect our values of equality for all and to enshrine equality in it so all Mainers will have constitutional legal protections."

Read the entire letter @https://bit.ly/ERALTE

#MaineERAforAll #EqualRightsAmendment

We are raising money over Women's History Month to grow our feminist alliance and continue urgent advocacy for gender equity and democracy. We NEED funds to keep doing this work and creating sustainable systems for gender equity during these hostile times. Give a gift here: bit.ly/WomensLobby2...

Today marks 32 years of FMLA, but we need PAID family and medical leave! Maine's PFML program will help workers care for:
👉 a new child
👉 themselves during long-term illness
👉 family member w/ a medical condition
Check out how Maine compares when we have #PaidLeaveForAll: npwf.info/3Q0OrYQ

Today the Labor Committee is hearing LD 54, a bill which would require that salaries be published in job postings, a proven way to reduce the pay gap.

There’s a lot of opposition for something so easy to do: “This could open the door to people chasing a paycheck instead of having a passion.” 🤨