Sweet! Teresa Heinz Kerry is speaking at a conference I'm going to!!

[bijou]

bicentennial_baby  (1000+ posts)       Tue May-27-08 06:20 PM
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Sweet! Teresa Heinz Kerry is speaking at a conference I'm going to!! Check it out:
 Advertisements [?]The conference is "Women, Wages, and Work Policy Conference"

I'm SO psyched!

http://www.mccormack.umb.edu/centers/cwppp/womenwages&w...

Join us for a day of exciting speakers and strategy sessions to close the wage gap; advocate for family friendly benefits, retirement security, and work/life balance; and examine how to get women what they need in child care and job training.

Featured Speakers Include:

Lilly Ledbetter. Plaintiff in Supreme Court gender wage discrimination case: Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
Eleanor Holmes Norton. U.S. Congresswoman (invited)
Rosa DeLauro. U.S. Congresswoman (invited)
Niki Tsongas. U.S. Congresswoman (invited)
Evelyn Murphy. Former Lt. Governor & Author of Getting Even: Why Women Don't Get Paid as Much as Men and What to Do About It
Teresa Heinz Kerry. Philanthropist and Supporter of Women's Retirement Security
Suzanne Bump. Secretary, Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development
Rocio Saenz. President, SEIU Local 615
Ann Bookman. Executive Director, MIT Workplace Center
Ellen Bruce . Director, Pension Action Center, UMass Boston

beachmom  (1000+ posts)      Tue May-27-08 06:23 PM
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2. What great luck you have! Have a great time. I am sure you will
 gain many insights from THK.

I hope she gets the recipe for raisins in sherry, I've been on tenterhooks since 2004.

sandnsea  (1000+ posts)      Tue May-27-08 06:28 PM
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6. That's a huge issue of hers
 Older women in poverty because they've devoted their lives to their families. She is so great. I hate the way this country treated her.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x3347675

[Chris_]

The conference is "Women, Wages, and Work Policy Conference"

Also known as: "How to get rich: marry a millionaire."

[DumbAss Tanker]

The conference is "Women, Wages, and Work Policy Conference"

Also known as: "How to get rich: marry a millionaire."

No shit!  Her whole career amounted to marrying a food empire heir then outliving him.  WTH can she tell these delusional lib witches about 'Earning' a living?

[Chris_]

The conference is "Women, Wages, and Work Policy Conference"

Also known as: "How to get rich: marry a millionaire."

No shit!  Her whole career amounted to marrying a food empire heir then outliving him.  WTH can she tell these delusional lib witches about 'Earning' a living?

She could address her peers: The National Prostitute Union.
 

[DumbAss Tanker]

The conference is "Women, Wages, and Work Policy Conference"

Also known as: "How to get rich: marry a millionaire."

No shit!  Her whole career amounted to marrying a food empire heir then outliving him.  WTH can she tell these delusional lib witches about 'Earning' a living?

She could address her peers: The National Prostitute Union.
 

If the attendees are typical Lib womyns, they might have a tough time making a living at that, first due to not being hetero, and second for the looks factor. 

[JohnnyReb]

Will everyone there get a free bottle of ketsup?