Our guest is Darcy Totten, Executive Director at the California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls. The Commission on the Status of Women was established by the legislature in 1965 for the purpose of developing recommendations “which will enable women to make the maximum contribution to society.” In 1971 Governor Reagan made the Commission a permanent, independent agency. Totten joined us to talk about the history of the organization, the challenges women and girls face today and what the future might look like. 1:04 Telematics story 2:04 Cardroom regulations and impact on local governments 3:13 Affordability 8:40 Darcy Totten 11:41 Temperature check 15:09 The federal picture 18:17 Radical solidarity 21:01 The Girls' Agenda 26:15 'How do you bake gender equity into every system?" 30:33 What about the CA legislature? 36:05 Regulating AI or social media 38:07 "Sometimes you need the bigger change" 44:59 Statewide blueprint 45:44 #WWCA has over 20 years of experience in crisis communications, journalism, public policy, and external affairs.
Our guest is Darcy Totten, Executive Director at the California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls. The Commission on the Status of Women was established by the legislature in 1965 for the purpose of developing recommendations “which will enable women to make the maximum contribution to society.” In 1971 Governor Reagan made the Commission a permanent, independent agency. Totten joined us to talk about the history of the organization, the challenges women and girls face today and what the future might look like.
1:04 Telematics story
2:04 Cardroom regulations and impact on local governments
3:13 Affordability
8:40 Darcy Totten
11:41 Temperature check
15:09 The federal picture
18:17 Radical solidarity
21:01 The Girls' Agenda
26:15 'How do you bake gender equity into every system?"
30:33 What about the CA legislature?
36:05 Regulating AI or social media
38:07 "Sometimes you need the bigger change"
44:59 Statewide blueprint
45:44 #WWCA
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