This week, women broke barriers in Major League Baseball and explored what's stopping women from climbing the corporate ladder. Find out more in this week’s edition of That’s What She Said!
Rep. Barbara Lee praised the Oakland A’s latest addition to the roster, Justin Siegal, who is now the first female coach in MLB history.
Sen. Deb Fischer expressed sympathy for those impacted by the deadly shooting at Umpqua Community College in Oregon on Thursday.
Actress Lena Dunham expressed her discontent for the way Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards was treated when she defended the company’s controversial videos at a Congressional hearing.
Rep. Cheri Bustos is relieved the Republican-led Congress prevented another government shutdown – well, at least for another two months, giving them more time to keep the lights on. Whew!
Actress and Chime for Change founder Salma Hayek answered the call to tackle extraordinary global causes like extreme poverty and lack of educational resources at the 2015 Global Citizen Festival.
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz criticized GOP presidential candidate Jeb Bush for not doing enough to combat climate change for the next generation during his Economic Growth Plan revealed on Tuesday.
U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell and Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondojoined first lady Michelle Obama’s social campaign for her latest Let Girls Learn initiative aimed at advancing educational resources for girls. Many others have joined the call to tell what they learned in school using the hashtag #62MillionGirls.
Trans activist Laverne Cox expressed her concern for what happens when gender identification is set by society. She says when young people who don’t classify with status quo are not counted, it suggests their identities don't matter.
Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand highlighted an “important new study” that explores why women in corporate America aren’t moving up the ladder as fast as their counterparts, and it has very little to do with a lack of ambition or motherhood, according to LeanIn.org and McKinsey & Co.
Valerie Jarrett, senior advisor to President Obama, kicked off Breast Cancer Awareness Month by recognizing those impacted by the deadly disease.
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