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Posted by
Kim on 04/12/2023
Last year I worked with a local political action committee (PAC) to help diversify their organization in the New York Capital Region. A group of older white women had started the PAC after the 2016 presidential election when many women felt let down an
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Posted by
Kim on 04/11/2023
From an early age, equality was incredibly important to me and my sister. Like many sisters, having an equal say in arguments or sharing clothes is critical but for us, it went deeper. Looking up to my older sister and her friends, I would listen in on
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Posted by
Kim on 04/10/2023
The 117th Congress passed the bipartisan Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) and the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections (PUMP) for Nursing Mothers Act in the late hours before adjournment on Dec. 29th. PWFA and PUMP were part of a $1.7 trillion pa
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Posted by
Kim on 01/20/2023
January 10, 2023 Women voters turned out in record numbers in November 2022 midterm elections, securing an impressive number of congressional and gubernatorial seats and achieving a few important ‘firsts.’ Many were ushered into office by the str
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Posted by
Kim on 12/05/2022
It is a tragic fact that the global climate crisis and war have largely shaped the current global food shortage, leaving millions starving. To think there is enough food to feed all seven billion of us in the world, but dozens of countries suffer maj
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