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The 2019 Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC) was not only the largest yet, it also featured the first public policy-focused sessions ever at the Celebration. While the AnitaB.org team looks to grow its presence in the public policy and advocacy arena, the enthusiasm and zeal for action with which the sessions were met were a reaffirming…

At this year’s Grace Hopper Celebration, the Policy & Engagement team was thrilled to host professional staff members from the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (often referred to as the House Science Committee). Representing Committee members from both sides of the aisle, Cate Johnson and Dr. Sara Barber served on…

On September 19, the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee held a confirmation hearing of Eugene Scalia for Secretary of Labor, about two months after President Trump first announced his nomination. Scalia was nominated after former Secretary Alex Acosta stepped down, amid his involvement in the initial sex crimes case brought against…

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is tasked with protecting the American workforce from discrimination. In a blatant display of disregard, the EEOC released its intention to roll back Obama era efforts that would require large companies to submit pay data for job categories disaggregated by race, ethnicity, and sex. This comes on the heels…

On June 12, the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) hosted an event on Capitol Hill that featured their recent report, “Women, Automation, and the Future of Work,” and facilitated a robust conversation about the impact that machine learning and artificial intelligence will have on women in the workforce. The event was co-sponsored by J.P. Morgan Chase, an AnitaB.org Pioneering…