Sep 2, 20202 minSome questions are in order about misogynyPart I So, this happened. It was the zoom meeting of Joint Minerals Committee last Thursday (August 27, 2020). Skip ahead to the 3:21:00...
Sep 2, 20201 minComplaint about Comments from Senator AndersonAugust 28, 2020 Dear Mr. Obrecht: At Minerals Committee yesterday afternoon, Jennifer Wilmetti, the Chair of the Wyoming Council for...
Aug 13, 20204 minPrimary Election + Legislative CommitteesGame on, party (policy?) people, game on. Starting next week, it will be fast and furious in the world of Wyoming State Politics. Let's...
Jul 28, 20204 minSummer social (distancing): A quarantine kit for late JulyWelp. We skipped June. Call it an act of optimism. But. Now. [sigh] We're pretty well heading back to lockdown so, to get you ready,...
Jul 25, 20202 minRepresentWomenReader, allow us to introduce you to RepresentWomen, the leading group in highlighting and dismantling systemic and structural obstacles...
Jul 20, 20201 minA more representative governmentWyoming Women's Action Network, statewide paper, Sunday cover, above the fold! Read it here. And support local journalism, subscribe to...
Jul 17, 20201 minWhen Women Vote!Last night, Jen put on her Gender Lens Project/Equality State Policy Center Senior Policy Advisor hat and moderated a pretty amazing...
Jul 10, 20202 minIf you do one thing next week, this is that thing.Thursday! July 16th! 5pm! At Equality State Policy Center! (Actually, on the zoom, in your house, with your cocktail.) When Women Vote:...
Jul 6, 20203 minWomen, Childcare & Post-Pandemic Economic RecoveryWe're not telling you anything you don't already know—and neither is the Washington Post—but without childcare, this economy is not...
Jul 4, 20202 minFreedoms.This Independence Day, we have a thing or two to say about freedom. We have something to say about the rampant proliferation of the word...
Jul 3, 20202 minMedicaid Expansion. We'll just keep working until we get it done.We talk a lot about Medicaid Expansion. Jen, in particular, talks a lot about Medicaid Expansion. But we are not the only ones. The...
Jul 2, 20201 minOn food, food insecurity, and the need for the food tax exemption.Jen's Equity State column in this week's JH News&Guide tackled all things food. The heartbreak of a 9-year-old celebrating their birthday...
Jun 30, 20202 minWyoming Needs Leaders. Wyoming Needs You.Starting this month, leaders across Wyoming can get essential leadership development training from state and national experts every...
Jun 10, 20201 minCowgirl Run Fund!Exciting news! Women across Wyoming just launched the Cowgirl Run Fund! Here are the Wyoming Women's Action Network, we're dedicated to...
Jun 7, 20204 minSocial justice quarantine kit, vol 2.It is still a pandemic. We do still need to be inside when we can, social distancing at all times, and wearing masks when we're out and...
Jun 5, 20203 minEquity State: System of oppression simply can’t continueWe have no choice but to reimagine everything. The world as it is cannot continue. In this moment, the evergreen quote from W.B. Yeats’...
May 31, 20202 minProtesting Injustice: A social justice quarantine kitThe world is on fire. Words are insufficient. Through intermittent tears and no small amount of heartbreak at the seeming futility of...
May 26, 20202 minGuest Column: Nobody in Wyoming should ever die for a paycheckWe're remiss in not posting this sooner. Tammy Johnson--director of the Wyoming AFL-CIO (and a WWAN member)--had a great opinion piece in...
May 23, 20202 minThe policies we get reflect who we electThis week, Jen wrote a column for the JHN&G pointing out why we all benefit from a diversity of voices in elected office. She selected a...
May 18, 20203 minWomen & NonprofitsSo, for those of you tracking the Wyoming Legislature and the Special Session that wrapped up last night (with Rep. Stan Blake singing...
