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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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“Green Purchasing Vendor Fair” January 29, 2015
1/1/2015
The Mid-Atlantic Purchasing Team is proud to announce that it will be hosting a “Green Purchasing Vendor Fair” scheduled for
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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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Federal Reserve Board 2014 Vendor Outreach Fair - Thursday, July 17, 2014
7/6/2014
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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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Girl Scouts of USA - Improving Girls’ Financial Literacy
4/14/2014
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DC Women in Politics Focuses on Electing Women to Public Office
2/10/2014
The February 9, 2014 meeting of DC Women in Politics drew nearly 120 people to participate in a debate with female candidates running for Mayor and At-Large seats.
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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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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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"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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