This week, women broke barriers in Major League Baseball and explored what’s stopping women from climbing the corporate ladder. Find out more in this week’s edition of That’s What She Said!
Rep. Barbara Lee praised the Oakland A’s latest addition to the roster, Justin Siegal, who is now the first female coach in MLB history.
#Oakland As hire @JustineBaseball 1st female coach in @MLB history. Let’s go @Athletics! Leading the way on equality http://t.co/JWH9WUPePi
— Rep. Barbara Lee (@RepBarbaraLee) October 1, 2015Sen. Deb Fischer expressed sympathy for those impacted by the deadly shooting at Umpqua Community College in Oregon on Thursday.
Praying for the victims & all those impacted by today’s heartbreaking tragedy at Umpqua Community College in Oregon.
— Senator Deb Fischer (@SenatorFischer) October 1, 2015Actress Lena Dunham expressed her discontent for the way Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards was treated when she defended the company’s controversial videos at a Congressional hearing.
I wanna interrupt the HECK out of every dude who interrupted Cecile: http://t.co/Q1H1gaLCTb
— Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) September 30, 2015Rep. Cheri Bustos is relieved the Republican-led Congress prevented another government shutdown – well, at least for another two months, giving them more time to keep the lights on. Whew!
Relieved we stopped another #GOPShutdown, but disappointed @HouseGOP only kicked the can down the road for 2 months http://t.co/I0jVRZEjmn
— Rep. Cheri Bustos (@RepCheri) September 30, 2015Actress and Chime for Change founder Salma Hayek answered the call to tackle extraordinary global causes like extreme poverty and lack of educational resources at the 2015 Global Citizen Festival.
Speaking alongside Queen Rania of Jordan at the #globalcitizen#chimeforchange#gucci pic.twitter.com/oJcB0uyxWU
— Salma Hayek (@salmahayek) September 26, 2015Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz criticized GOP presidential candidate Jeb Bush for not doing enough to combat climate change for the next generation during his Economic Growth Plan revealed on Tuesday.
Jeb Bush's energy plan doesn't do anything to protect the planet for the next generation. Why am I not surprised? #ActOnClimate
— D Wasserman Schultz (@DWStweets) September 29, 2015U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell and Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondojoined first lady Michelle Obama’s social campaign for her latest Let Girls Learn initiative aimed at advancing educational resources for girls. Many others have joined the call to tell what they learned in school using the hashtag #62MillionGirls.
In school I learned about science through nature. #62MillionGirls don’t have that chance. http://t.co/2aNK1lL6W8 pic.twitter.com/K69G0EUhIB
— Sally Jewell (@SecretaryJewell) September 30, 2015In school, I learned I could do anything. #62MillionGirls don’t have that chance. http://t.co/CK5BpIe6W5 pic.twitter.com/H9dlmoOqCC
— Gina Raimondo (@GinaRaimondo) September 30, 2015Trans activist Laverne Cox expressed her concern for what happens when gender identification is set by society. She says when young people who don’t classify with status quo are not counted, it suggests their identities don’t matter.
#WeJustWantToBeCounted #TransIsBeautiful https://t.co/owrVrMMbQD
— Laverne Cox (@Lavernecox) September 29, 2015Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand highlighted an “important new study” that explores why women in corporate America aren’t moving up the ladder as fast as their counterparts, and it has very little to do with a lack of ambition or motherhood, according to LeanIn.org and McKinsey & Co.
Impt new study from @LeanInOrg & @McKinsey explores "What’s Holding Women Back in the Workplace": http://t.co/PLGJN3JidH
— Kirsten Gillibrand (@SenGillibrand) September 30, 2015Valerie Jarrett, senior advisor to President Obama, kicked off Breast Cancer Awareness Month by recognizing those impacted by the deadly disease.
Today marks the beginning of Breast Cancer Awareness Month-we honor survivors, their families & those we have lost: https://t.co/hn8YTtsRpc
— Valerie Jarrett (@vj44) October 1, 2015Follow the women in politics list on Twitter.
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Andrea Beasley