Lynda Waddington has more on the roll out of the Dodd Women's and Families Plan, which started yesterday in Iowa.
"Chris Dodd understands that women's rights have progressed in the last 50 years, but much more remains to be done," said Jennifer Lunsford, who serves on the Democratic State Central Committee and as chairwoman in Jefferson County. "I know he can work across the aisle to produce the policies that American women need."
Although nearly half the American workforce is now made up of women and women are more likely to have an advanced degree, women continue to compete on an uneven playing field. Today, women earn only 77 cents for every dollar men earn and face unique challenges balancing the demands of work and family.
“The United States is leading the world on innovations in science, technology, communication, the list goes on,” said Dodd. “But we are still leaps and bounds behind where we ought to be on something so basic – ensuring that women have the same opportunities as men, and that parents are able to maintain their jobs while caring for themselves and their families.
“In a Dodd Administration, these priorities will be where they belong – at the top – and the United States will set an example for the world in the fair and equal treatment of women and families.”
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"I think Chris Dodd knows how to get results for women and families and bring people together," said Kay Hale, who serves as financial secretary for the Linn County Democratic Central Committee. "He brought both Democrats and Republicans to the table when he passed the Family and Medical Leave Act. I think he is the only candidate in the Democratic field who has such a strong record of results for women and American families."
Read Waddington's full post here.
