Take the Ask a Working Woman Survey and Send a Message to Congress

by Rachna Choudhry, Jun 30, 2006

Rachna Choudhry, program director for the AFL-CIO community affiliate Working America, highlights the importance of taking a few minutes to complete the Working America Ask a Working Woman survey. In short: It’s an election year.

All members of Congress are up for re-election this year—and they need to hear from us about what working women really want.

Ever worry about whether your pay will keep up with rising costs? Do you wonder if you’ll be able to get time off work the next time your child gets sick? Ever feel you’re treated differently just because you’re a woman?

If you have, you’re not alone. Thousands of working women already have taken the 2006 Ask a Working Woman survey and voiced their concerns. Now, it’s your turn. Please fill out the survey here.

Once the survey results are tallied, they will be presented to every member of Congress and to state and local officials. The survey also asks: What is the most important thing you think members of Congress need to understand about working women? You can get as specific as you’d like about your life as a working woman.

Each response is a powerful message to Congress. But we all know there’s strength in numbers. So after you take the survey, just complete the “Tell a Friend” section and share the survey with working women you know. Men can help spread the word, too.

Encouraging other women to voice their concerns could win you a trip to Chicago. Those who convince the most women to take the survey will have a chance to win an all-expenses-paid trip to Chicago for the national release of the survey results in August. The top 25 runners-up will participate in a national conference call with women leaders of unions and women’s organizations to strategize about getting our voices heard. For contest rules, click here.

Together, we can send Congress a powerful message about what women really want.

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