Senator David Vitter "Women's Small Business Roundtable Discussion"
3/14/2015
Yesterday in New Orleans, Senator David Vitter, Chairman of the Senate Small Business & Entrepreneurship Committee hosted a roundtable discussion focusing on identifying opportunities to help Louisiana women and accessing capital. In an open discussion, I brought forth the Federal Report: 40% of Women-Owned Small Business set-aside contracts were awarded to ineligible firms in FY 2012 & 20...
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U.S Women's Chamber of Commerce Gives Support to Women Workers in the Upcoming Young v UPS
10/30/2014
In 1978, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) became law, allowing women the right to work during their pregnancy without fear of losing their job or benefits. Despite this law, women still struggle to retain their working privileges during and after their pregnancy. In the upcoming Supreme Court hearing on December 3rd
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NWLC Reports on Women in Construction - Leaves Out Women Business Owners
6/14/2014
On June 11, 2014, the National Women’s Law Center released a new report: Women in Construction: Still Breaking Ground. While there are some interesting statistics highlig...
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Equal Pay for Working Women Would Boost the Economy
1/29/2014
Washington, DC- On the fifth anniversary of the signing of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act-a bill that reinstated women's ability to contest unlawful pay discrimination and was the first bill signed into law by President Obama-
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Action Needed Now to Pass Military Justice Improvement Act
1/29/2014
A vote in the Senate on Senator Gillibrand's Military Justice Improvement Act (MJIA) as a stand-alone bill will happen, and it could be as early as next week. 53 Senators publicly support the bill, but we need 60 for a filibuster-proof majority! The President has yet to take a public s...
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"You Think Only Women Know How to Fix This Country?
1/24/2014
January 17th
This remarkable exchange between Former Governor Jennifer Granholm (D) and political strategist Mary Matalin (R) lays clear the importance for women's political leadership.
Ms. Matalin claims women don't need to be elected; they simply need to be in the room. While Ms. Granholm makes the case that women need to be directly influencing as the e...
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Women Win Elections in Utah...But They Have to Run First
1/24/2014
Read this is an interesting article on women and politics in Utah.
Utah currently ranks 46th in the nation for representation of women in elected office.
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All Male Panel Testifies Regarding Women's Issues
1/12/2014
No Matter where you fall with reproductive rights - you can be sure that women should have input and ultimately make the policy decision. And yet - that did not happen on January 9. Women - it is time to unite and take the lead so this does not continue to happen again and again.
I think Leader Pelosi said it best - see below:
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Women's Bureau Releases Women of Color Fact Sheet
12/2/2013
The U.S. Department of Labor - Women’s Bureau is committed to reducing barriers that inhibit or prevent women from getting and keeping better jobs, and we recognize that some women may face more barriers than others.
To raise awareness about the uphill battle that many women of color face when trying to support themselves and their families, we recently published
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