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This week's guest on the UpLevel Podcast is the President Emerita at the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) and one of Fortune Magazine's “World's 50 Greatest Leaders,” Dr. C. Nicole Mason. Listen in to her inspiring journey from poverty to policy work, highlighting how personal narratives can shape our professional paths. She's not just breaking the cycle for herself but also creating a nurturing environment for her children, something she never had growing up. She also highlights her book, “Born Bright: A Young Girl's Journey from Nothing to Something in America,” which serves as a memoir of her personal life experiences. Indeed, her story is filled with lessons we all can learn from.In this Episode:Explore Dr. Mason's acclaimed book, where she challenges stereotypes about impoverished communities while sharing complexities from her own experiences.Discover how year-long procrastination led to an intense writing routine that resulted in “Born Bright: A Young Girl's Journey from Nothing to Something in America.”Hear about Dr. Mason's challenging yet enlightening encounters with family members who caused past traumas during her book-writing process.Family Reactions and Relationships Post-PublicationThe tragic loss led to reconnection with relatives at funeral services and plans for future gatherings.Hear about how being a single parent has been deeply healing amidst life's challenges for Dr. Mason.About Dr. C. Nicole:Recently named one of the “World's 50 Greatest Leaders” by Fortune Magazine, Dr. C. Nicole Mason is President Emeritus of the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR). Having stepped into this role in November 2019, Dr. Mason was the youngest to lead one of the major inside-the-Beltway think tanks in Washington, D.C., and one of the few women of color to do so. As one of the nation's foremost intersectional researchers and scholars, Dr. C. Nicole Mason brings a fresh perspective and a wealth of experience to the Institute for Women's Policy Research. For the past two decades, Dr. Mason has spearheaded research on issues relating to economic security, pay equity, poverty, women's issues,  entitlement reforms; policy formation and political participation among women and communities of color, and racial equity. At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, she coined the term “shecession” to describe the disproportionate impact of employment and income losses on women. Dr. Mason is the author of "Born Bright: A Young Girl's Journey from Nothing to Something in America."  Her writing and commentary have been featured in the New York Times, MSNBC, CNN, NBC, CBS, the Washington Post, Marie Claire, the Progressive, ESSENCE, Bustle, BIG THINK, Miami Herald, Democracy Now, and numerous NPR affiliates, among others.Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cnicolemason/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cnicolemason/X: https://twitter.com/cnicolemasonLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/c-nicole-mason-793877188/www.uplevelproductions.comhttps://www.instagram.com/uplevelproductions/https://www.linkedin.com/company/uplevelproductionscompanyhttps://www.facebook.com/uplevelproductionscompany

With the pandemic limiting travel, we are bringing the Power Plus Summit 2022 to you!  Join the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) @IWPResearch for the Power Plus Summit 2022 and hear special guests on the Breaking Through Show the week!  *Find out more (and get involved) at: PowerPlus2022.com  

On the radio show this week we get a glimpse into the Power+ Summit with the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) and hear from Dr. C. Nicole Mason, President and CEO of IWPR, @IWPResearch; as well as Eve Rodsky, New York Times best-selling author of Fair Play, @eve_rodsky, and, Reshma Saujani, Founder, Girls Who Code and Marshall Plan for Moms, @reshmasaujani. We close the show with one of our favorite segments with Monifa Bandele about the victory of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, MomsRising, @MomsRising.

On the radio show this week we get a glimpse into the Power+ Summit with the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) and hear from Dr. C. Nicole Mason, President and CEO of IWPR, @IWPResearch; as well as Eve Rodsky, New York Times best-selling author of Fair Play, @eve_rodsky, and, Reshma Saujani, Founder, Girls Who Code and Marshall Plan for Moms, @reshmasaujani. We close the show with one of our favorite segments with Monifa Bandele about the victory of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, MomsRising, @MomsRising.

 On the radio show this week, we cover what's really going on with the Build Back Better Act right now, including the Child Tax Credit, paid family/medical leave, childcare and pre-K; we also dive into the latest on women and the economy, and cover the fight for voting rights.  All through the show we share how YOU can make an impact to help move public policy forward that lifts everyone — and why no matter what's happening, there's still hope!   *Special guests include: Olivia Golden, Center for Law and Social Policy (Clasp), @CLASP_DC; Ruth Martin, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Dr. Nicole Mason, Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR); and Eric Reidar and Kristin Rowe-Fnlbeiner.

This week on the on the Well Woman Show, I talk to Dr. C. Nicole Mason. the president and chief executive officer of the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR), a leading voice on pay equity, economic policies, and research impacting women. Having stepped into this role in November 2019, Dr. Mason is the youngest person currently leading one of the major inside-the-Beltway think tanks in Washington, D.C., and one of the few women of color to do so. She succeeded noted economist and MacArthur Fellow Heidi Hartmann, the Institute's founding CEO. We discuss: Why don't women earn the same as their male counterparts? What can women do to bridge this wage gap? What was the impact of COVID-19 on our wage gap in America? I want to let you know that during the month of May the Well Woman Show will welcome a series of guest hosts who are past guests on the show and in honor of Mother's Day they will interview their own moms. We've already started production on this and I can tell you - these stories are not to be missed! We will have Babsy Sinandile interviewing her mom Nkazi Sinandile who left her rural village in South Africa to build a life of service here in the US. You can find notes from today's show at http://wellwomanlife.com/245show (wellwomanlife.com/245show). You can also continue the conversation in the Well Woman Life community group at http://wellwomanlife.com/community (wellwomanlife.com/community) The Well Woman Show is thankful for the support from The Well Woman Academy™ at http://wellwomanlife.com/academy (wellwomanlife.com/academy). Support this podcast

A discussion on why winning a Green New Deal requires confronting both inequality and the right-wing's strategic racism. ---------------------------------------------------- How can we win the Green New Deal and rapidly transform our economy to avert climate catastrophe while securing economic and racial justice for all? Co-editors of the new book, WINNING THE GREEN NEW DEAL, Varshini Prakash and Guido Girgenti are joined by Green New Deal policy expert Rhiana Gunn-Wright, Data for Progress' Julian Noisecat, Dog Whistle Politics author and professor Ian Haney-Lopez, and Justice Democrats' Executive Director Alexandra Rojas for a discussion on why the climate crisis cannot be solved unless we also confront inequality and racism. Order a copy of Winning the Green New Deal here: https://bookshop.org/a/1039/9781982142438 ------------------------------------------------------- Speakers: Ian Haney López is the originator of the race-class approach to beating dog whistle politics. A law professor at UC Berkeley who specializes in Critical Race Theory, his focus for the last decade has been on the use of racism as a class weapon in electoral politics, and how to respond. In Dog Whistle Politics (2014), he detailed the fifty-year history of coded racism in American politics. Rhiana Gunn-Wright serves as director of climate policy at the Roosevelt Institute. Before joining Roosevelt, Gunn-Wright was the policy director for New Consensus, where she was charged with developing and promoting the Green New Deal, among other projects. Gunn-Wright was previously the policy director for Abdul El-Sayed's 2018 gubernatorial campaign. A 2013 Rhodes Scholar, she has also worked as the policy analyst for the Detroit Health Department, the Mariam K. Chamberlain Fellow of Women and Public Policy at the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR), and on the policy team for former First Lady Michelle Obama. Julian Brave NoiseCat (@jnoisecat) is Vice President of Policy & Strategy for Data for Progress and Narrative Change Director for the Natural History Museum. A Fellow of the Type Media Center and NDN Collective, his work has appeared in The New York Times, The New Yorker, Rolling Stone and other publications. Julian grew up in Oakland, California and is a proud member of the Canim Lake Band Tsq'escen and descendant of the Lil'Wat Nation of Mount Currie. Alexandra Rojas is the Executive Director of Justice Democrats, the progressive political organization most well-known for recruiting Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to run for Congress, launching the Green New Deal sit-in at Nancy Pelosi's office alongside Sunrise Movement, and for electing a new generation of Green Deal champions in Congress like Jamaal Bowman, Cori Bush, Marie Newman, and so many more. Rojas got her start in politics working on the Bernie Sanders campaign in 2016. Varshini Prakash is the executive director and cofounder of the Sunrise Movement and a leading voice for young Americans in the fight to stop climate change. Her work has been featured in The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Washington Post, on the BBC, and more. Varshini was one of Time's 100 Most Influential People and Forbes's 30 Under 30 in 2019. She currently lives in Boston, Massachusetts. Guido Girgenti is the Media Director for Justice Democrats and a founding Board Member of the Sunrise Movement, a youth-led movement to stop climate change and win a Green New Deal. He is a lifelong organizer for racial, economic, and climate justice, and lives in his hometown of Brooklyn, NY. ---------------------------------------------------- This event is sponsored by Haymarket Books: https://www.haymarketbooks.org and Sunrise Movement: https://www.sunrisemovement.org Watch the live event recording: https://youtu.be/FFjk7m6SQEA Buy books from Haymarket: www.haymarketbooks.org Follow us on Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/haymarketbooks

Dr. C. Nicole Mason, president and CEO of the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR), joins Reshma to discuss the crisis women are facing in the workplace as a result of the pandemic, the potential of solutions like the Marshall Plan for Moms, and why now is the moment to be bold and ask for more. Sign the letter to support the Marshall Plan for Moms: https://www.marshallplanformoms.com/ Follow Dr. Mason on Twitter: https://bit.ly/3pCwOyY Follow IWPR on Twitter: https://bit.ly/3siZs9W Follow Dr. Mason on Instagram: https://bit.ly/3qJZqaU Follow IWPR on Instagram: https://bit.ly/2NtQV5m --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bravenotperfect/message

On the radio show this week we cover women, the economy and the policies we all need to advance gender justice, racial justice, and economic justice; key opportunities for change in this critical moment in history; and why building democracy is still important, as is keeping our voices raised!  *Special guests include: Dr. C. Nicole Mason, Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), @IWPResearch; Teresa Younger, Ms. Foundation for Women, @msfoundation; and Jess Morales Rocketto, Care in Action and National Domestic Workers Alliance, @domesticworkers DATE RECORDED: 2/11/21

On the radio show this week we cover women, the economy and the policies we all need to advance gender justice, racial justice, and economic justice; key opportunities for change in this critical moment in history; and why building democracy is still important, as is keeping our voices raised! *Special guests include: Dr. C. Nicole Mason, Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), @IWPResearch; Teresa Younger, Ms. Foundation for Women, @msfoundation; and Jess Morales Rocketto, Care in Action and National Domestic Workers Alliance, @domesticworkers

On the #RADIO show this week we cover how you can get access to healthcare if you don’t have job-linked healthcare; the latest data on women, the workforce, and COVID-19; what’s happening with Unemployment Insurance and how to apply; and we close the show discussing Earth Day, environmental justice, and the climate crisis,  *Special guests include:  Felicia Burnett, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Dr. C. Nicole Mason, Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), @IWPResearch; Elyssa Koidin Schmier, MomsRising, @MomsRising; and Jacqueline Patterson, NAACP, @NAACP.      

On the #RADIO show this week we cover how you can get access to healthcare if you don’t have job-linked healthcare; the latest data on women, the workforce, and COVID-19; what’s happening with Unemployment Insurance and how to apply; and we close the show discussing Earth Day, environmental justice, and the climate crisis, *Special guests include: Felicia Burnett, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Dr. C. Nicole Mason, Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), @IWPResearch; Elyssa Koidin Schmier, MomsRising, @MomsRising; and Jacqueline Patterson, NAACP, @NAACP.

A newly-released study by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) states that the gender wage gap is more dismal than we thought. For every dollar earned by a man in a 15-year period, the study says, the average woman only makes 49 cents – and not 80 cents. Littler Principal Cindy-Ann Thomas and her guest, Littler Shareholder Yvette Gatling, examine the issue, discussing: • Some of the - well-known and lesser-known - reasons for the discrepancy between the long-held 20-cent shortfall and the IWPR’s latest finding of a 51-cent shortfall • Best practices and organizational trends in responding to the wage gap • The issue of organizational messaging about “pro-family” policies

A report from the Institute of Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) shows that women are steadily increasing their presence in the world of small-business ownership.  In fact, the number of women-owned firms has grown 68 percent since 2007, compared with 47 percent for all businesses.   But while women owned small businesses are on the increase, that doesn’t mean women who work in small businesses feel that they are paid the same as their male counterparts. In a recent survey by on small businesses, when it comes to the percent of people who think the small business industry achieves success when it comes to equal pay, females are more likely to say “no, not at all” or “no, but progress has been made.”   Regardless of feelings on pay, both women and men can agree it is more fun working at a small business, according to the same survey. And 9 in 10 respondents feel like they have the opportunity to voice their ideas and opinions and have them heard and listened to by management. Matthew Owenby, senior vice president and chief human resources officer at Aflac, will discuss the results of the 2018 Aflac Small Business Employee Happiness Report and what it means to work at a small business vs the bigger places.