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Greetings!
With the mid term election now behind us we await with great expectation for those that were elected to make good on all of the political banter on what they stand for. Only time will tell!
In the meantime stay tuned as we continue to bring you important and relevant information on policy discussions in D.C. and throughout the country.
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Happy fall,
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If this is a sign of things to come, I am all for it! This election cycle saw a number of mentions for the power of women voters, the ability of women to frame the issues, the relevance of pay equity, increasing the minimum wage, and growing the economy to women voters.
- Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers relies on her status as a wife and mother in establishing her credibility in this NPR profile.
- Hillary Clinton brings up the economic issue of child care (not that she's running!).
- The National Journal reports that college-educated and single white women could determine the mid-term results.
This is a real shift in tone and focus in electoral politics. It can certainly work to women's advantage 2 years from now in the next presidential election if we engage and sustain our influence.
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What's Up with US Maternity Leave? Good Question
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Maternity Leave In The U.S. vs. The Rest Of The World
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...when we stop seeing articles like this.
"A new study looks at the gender and financial breakdown of how families with working parents cope when kids get sick. The study finds that women are 10 times more likely than men to take time off to stay home with their sick children. Mothers are also five times more likely to take their sick kids to doctors appointments."
Read the rest of the full article in: The Atlantic, Who Stays Home When the Kids Get Sick?
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I Flex, You Flex, We All Want Work Flex
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Everybody wants some control over where, how and when they work. Including fathers. Maybe even especially fathers. "In a new survey of 1,000 men released Tuesday, Working Mother Media found that nearly 80 percent said they not only worked flexible schedules but that they felt comfortable doing so." They want it. We want it. So can we have it already, please?
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From the Global Gender Gap Report
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- First, the GOOD news: The US moved three spots higher on the annual rankings of global gender equality.
- Now, the BAD news:here are still 19 -- count 'em -- 19 countries doing better than we are.
The World Economic Forum looked at educational attainment, political empowerment, health and survival, and economic participation and opportunity between men and women in 142 countries. According to the Huffington Post: "Given that the United States has largely eliminated a gender gap in educational attainment -- by about 99.8 percent in 2014 -- pay equality has clearly not kept pace with progress in other areas. Women earn 57 percent of bachelor's degrees, 60 percent of master's degrees and 52 percent of doctorate degrees awarded in the U.S. Yet with a score of .66, the United States places ranks 65th in terms of "wage equality for similar work."
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