There is no manual for what a woman must do to succeed. It is an inherently different and wonderful challenge for every mother, sister and daughter in this country. But policymakers have, for too long, approached this challenge with “one size fits all” mandates and exclusionary laws that attempt to define one path for a woman’s success. This stands at odds with the reality of the modern woman. She is a worker and an employer, a daughter and a mother, a student and a teacher. Public policy must evolve with its people, and this means disposing once and for all with the idea that laws fashioned from one-dimensional thinking can fit our multi-dimensional society.
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