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A small pay discrepancy between men's and women's salaries for the same job may seem inconsequential. But over the years, salary discrimination adds up to a significantly smaller pension.

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Jobs, Men, Years

"Equal Pay for Women Translates Into a Bigger Paycheck for Families" by Madeleine M. Kunin, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 21, 2013.

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The best antidote to poverty remains simple - a paycheck. Policies like paid family leave, workplace flexibility and affordable quality childcare can make the difference for two-parent or single-parent working families who struggle to make ends meet.

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Struggle, Simple, Two

"Celebrating Family and Medical Leave Act With Family Values" by Madeleine M. Kunin, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 4, 2013.

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The political environment we create matters because a disturbed person cannot always tell the difference between explosive rhetoric and explosive actions.

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Differences, Political, Matter

"Words Have Consequences" by adeleine M. Kunin, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 10, 2011.

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When we mention the 1 percent and the 99 percent, everybody now knows what we are talking about. It's part of our vocabulary. How quickly these numbers jumped from the sidelines to the center.

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Vocabulary, Talking, Numbers

"Occupy Congress" by Madeleine M. Kunin, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 9, 2011.

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To be political means to speak out, to risk being called 'catty', or worse. I don't hear men worrying about whether they may be right or not. They enjoy the fight, whether it is with words or fists. Women still tend to shy away from controversy, to be uncomfortable with competition.

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Mean, Fighting, Men

"In Politics, What Works For A Man Still Does Not Work For A Woman" by Madeleine M. Kunin, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 25, 2009.

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A desire to succeed in politics is propelled by these two seemingly contradictory forces, which frequently change places and sometimes coexist: to save others and to save oneself.

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Two, Desire, Succeed

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Political success is often dependent on the ability to be heard above the din of controversy and debate and to set a course with one's own compass.

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Political, Politics, Debate

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A skilled worker, regardless of the job description, remains a treasure.

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Jobs, Treasure, Description

"The Business Case for Workplace Flexibility: How Employers and Employees Can 'Have it All'" by Madeleine M. Kunin, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 23, 2012.

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Video games seem to be mostly a boy thing - viewed by young boys and created by big boys. I believe that if more videos games were created by women, the violence in these games - especially against women - would be rapidly toned down.

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Believe, Boys, Games

"Why Girls Should Create Video Games" by Madeleine M. Kunin, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 8, 2012.

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To make flexibility work, it is not only necessary to change our attitude about who is a good worker and who is not, but we have to train managers at all levels to recognize the difference between the number of hours worked and the quality of work produced.

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Attitude, Differences, Numbers

"The Business Case for Workplace Flexibility: How Employers and Employees Can 'Have it All'" by Madeleine M. Kunin, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 23, 2012.

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Why are video games so violent? The ones I've seen remind me of the 4th of July, with everything exploding, buildings, cars, airplanes, men and women. Kill, kill, and kill for sport and entertainment.

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Sports, 4th Of July, Airplane

"Why Girls Should Create Video Games" by Madeleine M. Kunin, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 8, 2012.

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Why is computer science a good field for women? For one thing, thats where the jobs are, and for another, the pay is better than for many jobs, and finally, its easier to combine career and family.

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Jobs, Careers, Pay

"Why Girls Should Create Video Games" by Madeleine M. Kunin, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 8, 2012.

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Somehow I got the feeling at an early age that I had to do something important with my life.

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Feelings, Important, Age

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It's time to recognize what compromise means: no side wins or loses all.

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Mean, Winning, Sides

"Compromise Is Not a Dirty Word" by Madeleine M. Kunin, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 27, 2011.

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'Power' is an explosive word, particularly when applied to women.

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Explosives

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If we are serious about providing upward mobility and building a skilled workforce, pre-school is the place to begin.

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School, Mobility, Serious

"Pre-School Is Where Upward Mobility Begins" by Madeleine M. Kunin, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 14, 2013.

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If months were marked by colors, November in New England would be colored gray.

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Color, Months, England

"Gray Days of November" by Madeleine M. Kunin, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 18, 2010.

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If being a woman is a factor politically, it's usually not because of a conscious bias, but because women are a novelty.

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Novelty, Being A Woman, Conscious

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Early childhood education begins early, even before birth.

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Childhood, Birth, Early Childhood

"The First Thousand Days of a Baby’s Life" by Madeleine M. Kunin, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 24, 2013.

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We continue to blame the poor for their own condition. They are lazy. We do not want to know that the poorest of the poor are toddlers under three years of age.

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Years, Lazy, Age

"National Security Depends on the Nation’s Food Security" by Madeleine M. Kunin, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 13, 2013.

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Are there really good wars and bad wars? We thought so during World War II, and in retrospect, we were right. But in Vietnam, and Iraq we were wrong.

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War, Iraq, Vietnam

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Politics creates an almost endless time horizon into the future. ... As governor I had the incredible luxury of being able to dream on a grand scale. And this sense of infinite possibility gives politics its romance.

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Dream, Luxury, Endless Time

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The United States is no longer first in the world in upward mobility. We can reverse that trend by giving our young children an equal start in life as they begin their journey to fulfill the American Dream.

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Dream, Children, Journey

"Pre-School Is Where Upward Mobility Begins" by Madeleine M. Kunin, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 14, 2013.

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Legislative proposals that would enable an employer to determine whether or not a woman's insurance would cover the cost of birth control strikes women as particularly bizarre. Is the boss going to take care of the children that are conceived accidentally? Stop treating us like children. Women are grown ups.

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Children, Boss, Birth Control

"Is There Really A War on Women or Are Men Just Being Stupid?" by Madeleine M. Kunin, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 29, 2012.

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Investment in early education is not a Liberal or Conservative idea. Nor should it be decided along party lines.

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Party, Ideas, Lines

"Pre-School Is Where Upward Mobility Begins" by Madeleine M. Kunin, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 14, 2013.

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Born: September 28, 1933
Occupation: Former Governor of Vermont
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