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Join us May 13 from 8 a.m. to noon to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the Women's Economic Security Act (WESA).The free event includes panels and speakers discussing WESA and its impact on the lives of Minnesota women and their families. Learn about the work leading up to WESA, its passage into law, research and stories about its impact, improvements to WESA and what’s left to be accomplished.
Space is limited and registration is required. Food and refreshments will be provided.
Agenda
8 – 8:20 a.m.: Registration
8:20 – 8:30 a.m.: Welcome
Nicole Blissenbach, Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry
Heather Heyer, Director, Office on the Economic Status of Women
8:30 – 9:15 a.m.: Starting a movement: Supporting women’s economic security prior to WESA
Moderator: Lori Sturdevant
Aviva Breen, former Executive Director, Legislative Commission on the Economic Status of Women (1983-2001)
Bonnie Watkins, former Pay Equity Coordinator at the Minnesota Department of Employee Relations (1984-1991) and Executive Director, Minnesota Women’s Consortium (2003-2012)
Ellen Anderson, former state Senator, author of Minnesota’s 1998 Nursing Mothers law
9:15 – 9:20 a.m. : WESA video
9:20 – 10:05 a.m.: Minnesota Women’s Economic Security Act: Beginnings to law
Moderator: Leah Olm, Strong Women, Strong MN
Paul Thissen, former Speaker, Minnesota House of Representatives
Sen. Sandra Pappas, chief author of WESA, Minnesota Senate
Deb Fitzpatrick, Policy and Research Director, Children’s Defense Fund Minnesota, Minnesota Coalition for Women’s Economic Security
10:05 – 10:10 a.m.: WESA video
10:10 – 10:30 a.m.: Economic status of women in Minnesota: WESA’s impact in data
Christina Ewig, Director, Center on Women, Gender and Public Policy, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota
10:30 – 10:35 a.m.: WESA video
10:35 – 11 a.m.: Improving lives: WESA’s impact in conversation
Fuad Ali, WESA Unit Supervisor, Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry
Dr. Leah Henke, Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota Medical School, obstetrician/gynecologist, M Health Fairview
11 – 11:05 a.m.: WESA video
11:05 – 11:10 a.m.: Equal Rights Amendment in Minnesota
Betty Folliard, Founder, ERA Minnesota
11:10 – 11:55 a.m.: A promising future for women in Minnesota
Moderator: Gloria Perez, President and CEO, Women’s Foundation of MN
Peggy Flanagan, Lieutenant Governor
Melissa Hortman, Speaker, Minnesota House of Representatives
Erin Murphy, Majority Leader, Minnesota Senate
11:55 – Noon: Concluding remarks
Monica Meyer, Policy and Advocacy Director, Gender Justice, Minnesota Coalition for Women’s Economic Security
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
95 University Avenue West,Saint Paul,55103,US, United States
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