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In the Interim…
Teachers (71% of whom are women) and school counselors are burned out and leaving the profession at high levels. The Teacher Retention and Recruitment Taskforce tackled the issue and presented the committee with several recommendations.
Maternal Mental Health Month – What does it mean to the Wyoming Women’s Foundation?
This year, during Maternal Mental Health month, the Wyoming Women’s Foundation took some time to listen to their community. Read on to learn about the WYWF and Tales at the Tap storytelling event: Raw, Beautiful, Overwhelming: Stories of Maternal Health.
What Happens Between Legislative Sessions?
The Interim Session Begins Management Council met on March 23rd to review the committee's interim topic proposals. You can re-watch that discussion on the Wyoming Legislature's YouTube Channel (AM and PM videos). Management Council finalized the list of approved...
The End of the 2023 Legislative Session
The 2023 Legislative Session Concluded on March 3rd, 2023! The Wyoming Women’s Foundation finished the Legislative Session by attending the Governor’s signing of HB04 into law! It was a joyous event, with lots of emotion, words of congratulations, and a genuinely...
April is Wyoming Equal Pay Month
The Wyoming Women’s Foundation (WYWF) is pleased to partner with the Wyoming Council for Women (WCW) and the Equality State Policy Center (ESPC) in announcing that April 2, 2023, is Wyoming Equal Pay Day. Observed each year, the date reflects the additional number of...
Wyoming’s Late to Equal Pay Day
To raise awareness of pay inequity and its causes, the Wyoming Women’s Foundation partnered with the Wyoming Council for Women and the Equality State Policy Center to publish updated research on Wyoming’s Gender Wage Gap. The Wage Gap in Wyoming in 2022: How Gender,...
Postpartum Coverage for New Moms Advances to the Senate
Wyoming is One Step Closer to Needed Extension of Health Insurance for New Moms On the last day for bills on General File to be heard, after an hour of debate, and 33 ‘aye’ votes, HB04 passed the Committee of the Whole vote. Then, the bill sailed through the Second...
A Happy Update to Our Maternal Health Op-Ed
The postpartum Medicaid benefit extension passed the vote to be sponsored by the Labor, Health, and Social Services Committee! Time to do some work to pass it through the Legislature…
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