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We see the world through the lens of all our experiences that is a fundamental part of the human condition.
Madeleine M. Kunin
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Madeleine M. Kunin
Age: 91
Born: 1933
Born: September 28
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City of Zurich
Madeleine May Kunin
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Every time a woman leaves the workforce because she can't find or afford childcare, or she can't work out a flexible arrangement with her boss, or she has no paid maternity leave, her family's income falls down a notch. Simultaneously, national productivity numbers decline.
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'Power' is an explosive word, particularly when applied to women.
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Children refuse to compromise. Adults learn how.
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The political environment we create matters because a disturbed person cannot always tell the difference between explosive rhetoric and explosive actions.
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To equate a corporation with a person is a travesty of justice.
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Early childhood education begins early, even before birth.
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There are no more excuses for leaving women out of the inner circles of power. Qualified women are everywhere. Women are ready for leadership they just need to be identified and asked.
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Women in leadership cannot cry without raising a storm of commentary.
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When we mention the 1 percent and the 99 percent, everybody now knows what we are talking about. It's part of our vocabulary. How quickly these numbers jumped from the sidelines to the center.
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A desire to succeed in politics is propelled by these two seemingly contradictory forces, which frequently change places and sometimes coexist: to save others and to save oneself.
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Our right to disagree is precious but fragile. The best way to protect and preserve it is to let the other side speak without demonizing them or destroying their right to be heard. Such civil exchanges are the heart beat of democracy - essential to keeping it alive.
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If we are serious about providing upward mobility and building a skilled workforce, pre-school is the place to begin.
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Those who speak up, those who use their connections, are more likely to succeed than those who sit and wait.
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Contradictory as it seems, malnutrition is a key contributor to obesity.
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If we are to create a new agenda for family/work policies, employers and employees have to take a seat at the same table and recognize their mutual gains.
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It's time to recognize what compromise means: no side wins or loses all.
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If being a woman is a factor politically, it's usually not because of a conscious bias, but because women are a novelty.
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Legislative proposals that would enable an employer to determine whether or not a woman's insurance would cover the cost of birth control strikes women as particularly bizarre. Is the boss going to take care of the children that are conceived accidentally? Stop treating us like children. Women are grown ups.
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The best antidote to poverty remains simple - a paycheck. Policies like paid family leave, workplace flexibility and affordable quality childcare can make the difference for two-parent or single-parent working families who struggle to make ends meet.
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One is responsible for one's own life. Passivity provides no protection.
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