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• That's great! We'd love to have you there. And feel free to bring any of your fellow interns! I'd recommend getting there close to 10 if you can -- there isn't a set ending time for the rally. Thanks &
  (posted to Rally Thursday in D.C. for the Fair Pay Act)
• So, the "science of sex difference" emperor has no clothes! :) The challenge now, of course, is getting people to believe that and to act to remove the barriers that still limit young women's access to nontraditional fields. My co-worker
  (posted to Turns out girls <em>are</em> good at math. Who knew?)
• This is too funny. Thanks for pointing it out -- my co-worker Julia just vlogged about it.
  (posted to Abstinence thongs!)
• Oops, sorry -- meant to say we talked to her last week, not last night. The bill passed the Senate on Thursday, Jan. 22.
  (posted to Lilly Ledbetter on the Passage of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act)
• Actually, there's been a positive development on that front - in April, Arkansas passed a law prohibiting insurance discrimination against domestic violence survivors. Here's more info on that: http://www.womenstake.org/2009/04/motivated-by-nwlcs-report-card-ar-advocates-successfully-push-for-law-prohibiting-insurance-discrimi.html
  (posted to Domestic violence is a "pre-existing condition"?!)

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• Eh, companies are made up of people. Some genius douchebag of a person came up with this plan. Others approved it, wrote it up, refuse claims based on it, etc, etc. People did that. Maybe they have the end-goal of (posted to Domestic violence is a "pre-existing condition"?!)
• I realize standing alone my comment could be construed as a troll. I'm only referencing signs outside all the town hall meetings. The most confusing sign called Obama both the new McCarthy and a socialist. (posted to Domestic violence is a "pre-existing condition"?!)
• Rather than appearing trollish, I think your above comment perfectly captured and mocked the sheer contradictory nonsense that people have been spewing. (posted to Domestic violence is a "pre-existing condition"?!)
• I just..wow. This is fucking ridiculous and I'm ashamed to say that I live in DC, which is one of the areas named. I'm so dissappointed. (posted to Domestic violence is a "pre-existing condition"?!)
• You can expect them to be unicorns if you want. Show me some major corporations acting benevolently against the interests of their profitability and shareholders and we'll talk humanity. Until that becomes a norm, I want fucking laws. (posted to Domestic violence is a "pre-existing condition"?!)

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