I just remember when my first child was born I called the personnel office and I asked them about their leave policies. And they said, "Leave policies? Women just leave and they don't come back." And I said, "But I want to come back." They said, "We have no leave policy." And then they said, "Why don't you apply for disability?" Well, having a child is not a disability.
We're going to school for higher education in higher numbers, but the numbers still show we're not breaking though the glass ceiling. For every Nancy… - Carolyn Maloney
We're going to school for higher education in higher numbers, but the numbers still show we're not breaking though the glass ceiling. For every Nancy…
- Carolyn Maloney
In America, we have long stood by the principle that the protections of the law are not meant just for some. - Carolyn Maloney
In America, we have long stood by the principle that the protections of the law are not meant just for some.
I firmly believe that if you help a woman, then you educate a child, you help the family. Because women are very focused on health care and education… - Carolyn Maloney
I firmly believe that if you help a woman, then you educate a child, you help the family. Because women are very focused on health care and education…
Where are the women? The women are here. - Carolyn Maloney
Where are the women? The women are here.
When I started working, women were working at 59 cents to the dollar. We got a raise, but it's still unfair. We're still 16 percent of Congress, even… - Carolyn Maloney
When I started working, women were working at 59 cents to the dollar. We got a raise, but it's still unfair. We're still 16 percent of Congress, even…
I think that changing stereotypes and attitudes, it takes time. As we progress and we have more women astronauts and more women in construction sites… - Carolyn Maloney
I think that changing stereotypes and attitudes, it takes time. As we progress and we have more women astronauts and more women in construction sites…
I asked, "What do you think the most important advancement was for women in recent years?" And the majority, the item that polled the most, was Hilla… - Carolyn Maloney
I asked, "What do you think the most important advancement was for women in recent years?" And the majority, the item that polled the most, was Hilla…
Usually women are the lynchpins of the family. They carry the brunt of the work at home and of being mothers and of taking care of the children. Not … - Carolyn Maloney
Usually women are the lynchpins of the family. They carry the brunt of the work at home and of being mothers and of taking care of the children. Not …
The only way to ensure equality for women is to clearly declare it in our Constitution. - Carolyn Maloney
The only way to ensure equality for women is to clearly declare it in our Constitution.
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