Mar 55 minNo Childcare. Because, Livestock. Good God Almighty, there is a lot to write about. Super Tuesday. We'll get to that. A super prepared, ultra qualified woman leaving the P...
Feb 243 minThe LatestA few more specific updates on a few more specific bills and issues. We've been tracking Medicaid Expansion and, by now, you know that's ...
Feb 242 minRecap: Week 2This week, some good things happened. This week, Cowgirl Run Fund came to Cheyenne. The Wyoming Women's Foundation released their updated...
Feb 63 minSurviving the WinterDo you believe that we are all in it together? Or do you believe that each of us is on this island alone? We've lived here in Wyoming for...
Jan 282 minWhile we're talking about structural reform...Medicaid Expansion is in front of the Legislature when the new session convenes. There is a committee bill, passed out of Revenue Committ...
Jan 262 min"You cannot fix a social problem with individual solutions."We get it. You want to lean in. You want to be the best mom. The best friend. The best worker. The most efficient human of all time. You w...
Jan 194 min2020 Legislative PreviewThe Wyoming State Legislature convenes on Monday, February 10 for its budget session. We wanted to offer a quick primer on the Wyoming St...
Jan 52 minThe Overton Window & The Gender Lens ProjectNamed for James Overton--who, we've just learned was a leading Libertarian--the Overton Window refers to the range of policies considered...
Dec 17, 20192 minAre Words Enough?Ed. Note--Jen Simon is co-founder of Wyoming Women's Action Network and Senior Policy Advisor to the Equality State Policy Center. Throug...
Dec 16, 20192 minA Few Thoughts on Low Wage Work and The Workers Who Do That WorkToday, we're taking a look at a report the Brookings Institute published recently: Low wage work is more pervasive than you think and the...
Dec 14, 20192 minPublished! In the Casper Star TribuneSimon: Equal representation in politics benefits everyone We strongly encourage everyone to subscribe to the Casper Star Tribune. Which y...
Oct 23, 20194 minOverlooked: The Gender Data GapHey! So Jen had a piece published in the JHN&G special section today. You can check it out here. Or read it below. We're looking forward ...
Oct 3, 20192 minFunding Gender EqualityAccording to Melinda Gates, writing yesterday in TIME, "Gender equality in the U.S. has been chronically underfunded. Data from Candid’s ...
Sep 18, 20191 minRIP Cokie RobertsWe were there. We were there in February when the legendary Cokie Roberts stepped onto the dais in the ballroom at Little America in Chey...
Aug 29, 20191 minWith Apologies to Phronia BauxFor misspelling her name. And not adequately acknowledging her contributions to Jackson and surrounding environs. And for not making a be...
Aug 27, 20191 minToast to TenacityThanks to everyone who turned out to the inaugural Toast to Tenacity in the Tetons! We spotted this on our way out of Frona Baux Park. We...
Aug 22, 20192 minWe're Having A Party! It's on Monday! You're Invited!A gathering. A picnic. A brown bag lunch. A toast to tenacity. On Monday, August 26th, we're celebrating National Women's Equality Day. W...
Aug 22, 20196 minWhat Were The Questions?Here are all the questions and answers that I can recall from Monday's talk. This isn't all of them, but it is the most faithful reconstr...
Aug 20, 20194 minGender Wage Gap Wyoming Tour, UpdateGood morning! Here I am with a bad news update in your inbox first thing. I spoke in another part of Wyoming on the gender wage gap yeste...
Aug 14, 20193 minOn LARCs: The St. Louis Study, Colorado, and Political WillNot sure what a LARC is? We didn't know, either, until the St. Louis Study came out in 2010. LARCs are long-acting reversible contracepti...