In The Bubble, quarantine kit vol. 3
Essays & Poems It Wasn't Just Trump Who Got It Wrong by Zeynep Tufekci COVID-19 Exposes The Precarious State of Rural Health in the South...
Search
Quarantine Kit, vol. 2
We were thinking that we should hold these little compilations and offer them weekly or bi-weekly and alternate them with (super nerdy,...
How Coronavirus Impacts Women
Coronavirus, the virus that causes COVID-19, is overwhelming hospital systems worldwide, impacting our nation, our state, and, one by...
Stuff To Do While Social Distancing or Lady Resources for Ladies during A Pandemic
Three essays, three books, three tv shows, three movies, three twitter follows, three recipes. Plus three unsolicited opinions. Essays &...
And, that's a wrap.
They finished last night. At like a million o'clock. And, here's the thing: The way they wrapped up reminded us of T.S. Eliot's poem "The...
No 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...
On Childcare, State Legislators & The Importance of Structural Change
Nerds that we are, we're down in the weeds on the amendments on today's bills. And our nerdiness has been rewarded! Childcare! An...
A Nerdy Policy Interlude for Your Daily Politics-Watching
We were sitting in the House Gallery the other night when some sh*t went down after 10pm. We're still trying to process how best to talk...
The Latest
A 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...
Recap: Week 2
This week, some good things happened. This week, Cowgirl Run Fund came to Cheyenne. The Wyoming Women's Foundation released their updated...
Recap: Week 1
It was a tough week for policy that might have benefitted women in the Equality State. And I wore heels to work on Friday. Wearing heels...
Day 1.
Call it the Home Opener. Some good things happened. There was singing. (In the atrium. In the gallery of the Senate. On the floor of the...
Surviving the Winter
Do 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...
While 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...
"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...
2020 Legislative Preview
The Wyoming State Legislature convenes on Monday, February 10 for its budget session. We wanted to offer a quick primer on the Wyoming...
The Latest Equity State Column
Founder, Jen Simon, writes a monthly column for the Jackson Hole News&Guide. This month's tackles economic security and the benefits to...
The Overton Window & The Gender Lens Project
Named for James Overton--who, we've just learned was a leading Libertarian--the Overton Window refers to the range of policies considered...
Are 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....
A Few Thoughts on Low Wage Work and The Workers Who Do That Work
Today, we're taking a look at a report the Brookings Institute published recently: Low wage work is more pervasive than you think and...