Susan Gaertner

Did you know... Legislated gender quotas have a significant positive impact on women’s representation in local government, particularly in developing regions, and can disrupt the cycle of male-dominated political leadership.

@Anna_Voelker @gtwhitesides @astroaccess @GoZeroG I love this. Anna, you are such an inspiration. What an incredibly important vision and an even better reality. Thank you!

MISSION SUCCESS One year ago I had a big idea that @gtwhitesides and countless incredible people have turned into an even bigger reality. On Oct 17, the inaugural @astroaccess crew flew with @GoZeroG to begin paving the way for astronauts with disabilities dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/ar…

Every time I post about a U.S. business that treats it workers well (free health care, several weeks paid vacation, paid parental leave, etc), people from literally every other advanced country reply "wait that's the bare minimum required by law here." Out standards are so low.

Weeks of paid family leave by country: UK: 39 Ireland: 26 Finland: 23.5 Australia: 18 Denmark: 18 France: 16 Switzerland: 14
 USA: Zero This is an absolute travesty.

Democrats have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to invest in American families, create universal child care, fight back against the climate crisis, and make billionaires and giant corporations pay a fair share. We can’t miss it.

Wildfires disproportionately impact communities of color.

"I didn't realize the extent to which the line has been redrawn." Reads more like a line from Mad Men than a statement from the Governor of New York justifiying his behavior and actions in 2021.

Fair share of taxes would certainly be a start...

Wow. Just... wow. @RepKatiePorter is so unbelievably good at this.

A recent study found that female students perform better in science when images in their textbooks include female scientists. So, to stop teaching girls that brilliance does not belong to them, we just need to stop misrepresenting women. Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez

There's no discount for raising kids as a single parent, trust me. Yet, it's harder for kids from single parent homes to get help through the Child Tax Credit. I broke down this #SingleParentPenalty in March, and last week, I introduced a bill to strike it from the tax code.

Just imagine how much better off humanity would be if men and women equally shared unpaid labor. #Equality

#COVID19 has exposed and accelerated existing gender inequalities. The #GenerationEquality Forum is our chance to make a difference. Register now and virtually join us in Paris from 30 June to 2 July: unwo.men/z8SR50ELcGp #ActForEqual

How to identify and correct unconcious gender bias in academic evaluations or recruitment processes?🧐Join our upcoming workshop next Wednesday 19th to find out!! Register here: bre.is/azAytyft #genderequity #WomenInSTEM #unconsciousbias

➡️Before pandemic, progress was being made on some areas the #SDGs: reducing #poverty, improving maternal & child health, increasing access to electricity and advancing #gender equality. ↘️However, advancements were not fast enough.

Please media, stop talking about the “divide” in the Republican Party. I engage with thousands of Republican voters every day. THERE IS NO DIVIDE. The party is incredibly united behind Trump & Trumpism. Please @CNN, @MSNBC and all the rest. Stop talking about a divided party.

In Mitch McConnell’s world, if you are a multi-billionaire campaign contributor it's okay to receive a $1.4 billion tax break. That’s how the system works. But if you are a carpenter who makes $75,000 a year, a direct payment is “socialism for the rich.” Give me a break.

#Gender | Eshan Fotedar and Nirupama V (@upmavenkat) from @GoodBusinessLab talks about how hiring women in supervisory roles can change the exploitative work culture of garment factories and promote gender equality in the workplace. idronline.org/the-garment-in…