Building Equity in the Child Care and Early Learning System
Mary Ignatius is the Statewide Organizer of Parent Voices. She presented at the 2014 Women’s Policy Summit panel on”Child Care & Early Learning – Building a New Vision.” Her comments are summarized...
View ArticleInfant and Toddler Care in 2025
Ann O’Leary is Vice President and Director of the Children & Families Program at Next Generation. The following column is her contribution to the dialogue launched at the 2014 Women’s Policy...
View ArticleAffirmative Steps to Stop the Slide
Betsy Cotton is Director of close the gap CA. Ms. Cotton spoke on “Building Political Power” at the closing session of the 2014 Women’s Policy Summit. She has contributed the following column which...
View ArticleFive Steps to Elect More Women
Kimberly Ellis is the Executive Director of Emerge California, and spoke at the 2014 Women’s Policy Summit for the “Building Political Power” closing session. Her column below summarizes her remarks. I...
View ArticleWomen in Government: Demanding our Rightful Place
Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia contributed the following column to our Women’s Policy Summit Web Forum – summarizing and extending her comments from the 2014 Women’s Policy Summit, which was held on...
View ArticleHow to Build Women’s Political Power
CCRWF Executive Director Kate Karpilow moderated the 2014 Women’s Policy Summit closing general session — Building Political Power: What are we doing . . . and what else needs to happen to achieve...
View ArticleWaiting…and hoping Governor Brown will sign AB 1517
A broad coalition of public safety and women’s organizations is waiting to see if Governor Jerry Brown will sign AB 1517, ground-breaking legislation that would establish timelines for law enforcement...
View ArticleRegister Now for the 2015 Women’s Policy Summit
Register now for the for 2015 Women’s Policy Summit: Advancing Women’s Health, Wealth & Power, to be held on Wednesday, January 14, at the Sacramento Convention Center. Click here for direct links...
View ArticlePolicy Papers & Video Links Now Available for 2015 Women’s Policy Summit
The 2015 Women’s Policy Summit, hosted by CCRWF, was held on January 14, 2015, at the Sacramento Convention Center, convening over 500 California policy leaders. A central mission of the Summit is to...
View ArticleThe Full Participation Report — #NotThereYet
Only 5% of CEOs in Fortune 500 companies are women. Comedian Jenny Slate calls this “a lot of wasted pantsuits.” Ms. Slate joined with Amy Poehler, Sienna Miller, Padma Lakshmi and Carmen Diaz in a...
View Article5 Questions for CSU Trustees to Address Gender Gap
CSU needs more women presidents, as detailed in my recent Sacramento Bee Op-Ed: Cal State system has a major gender diversity problem. The CSU Trustees can address this gender gap, by asking the...
View ArticleRegister for the 2016 Women’s Policy Summit
For 2016, we are launching a new format for Summits held the second year of the two-year legislative session! Join us for the Women’s Policy Fair & Leadership Reception on Thursday, January 14,...
View ArticleSuccessful 2016 Women’s Policy Summit Showcases Policy Priorities to Support...
Over 250 California leaders convened at the State Capitol on Thursday, January 14, for the 2016 Women’s Policy Summit. Click here for the Summit program and here for the 15 briefing papers prepared by...
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