National Partnership for Women and Families
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Dear
John,
It's fitting that my last week as president of the National
Partnership for Women & Families would coincide with Thanksgiving.
I have so many reasons to give thanks!
It's been the honor of my life to lead this organization for the
past 17 years. And I am immensely proud of all that we've
accomplished together to advance health and economic justice for all
women.
Before I go, I would like to send you a thank you gift for trusting me
with amplifying your voice and channeling your passion for change.
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This beautiful notecard features artwork by Tashi Scott to celebrate
the first woman, Black, Asian American vice president of the United
States. We commissioned the artwork as a special way to thank our
supporters, and I'm so excited to share it with you!
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Since our founding 50 years ago, the National Partnership has had one
mission: to create a world where all women have the freedom,
opportunity and dignity to live to our fullest potential.
There were so many things that seemed impossible until we made
progress. Together, we have changed expectations and attitudes, as
well as policies and behavior, in our workplaces and our health care
system.
* We have fought hard to elevate the essential role caregiving
plays in enabling our families and economy to thrive, and the
need to address the systemic gender and race discrimination that
negatively shape our society's approach to caregiving
work.
* We've helped make our health care system more responsive
to the needs of women and the people it serves - by
promoting quality and affordability and elevating the urgent
need to address health inequities.
* And we've continuously fought to secure reproductive
autonomy for all women and to raise this up as a fundamental
matter of race, gender, health and economic justice.
The National Partnership has an extraordinary history, and I feel so
much hope for the work we will continue to do with incoming
president Jocelyn Frye.
Jocelyn is a deeply respected and passionate leader with decades
of advocacy experience, and the first Black woman to lead the National
Partnership. She will advance what she describes as the three core
pillars of women's progress - prioritizing equity and
anti-racism to expand opportunity, creating care-centered communities
and transforming health and economic policies, and elevating the
diverse experiences and challenges facing women, particularly women of
color, to ensure a more inclusive understanding of who women are and
what they need to thrive.
We're excited to welcome Jocelyn officially on December 1
- but for today, I want to give thanks for my time at the
National Partnership and to thank you,
John, from the bottom of my heart.
I have greatly appreciated your support and partnership.
So thank you. Thanks for all that you do,
- Debra
Debra Ness
President
P.S. Don't forget to claim your thank you gift and tell us where
to send your limited-edition notecards.
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