Archive for the ‘Sarah Standiford’ Category

Maine Women’s Lobby Lauds Votes to Uphold Reproductive Privacy, Maine Human Rights Act Statement of Sarah Standiford Executive Director, Maine Women’s Lobby “Late last night the Maine House of Representatives stood firm against efforts to roll back access to reproductive health care and civil rights protections for transgendered Mainers. “These bills were defeated by wide [...]

What a year! Between a hard fought legislative campaign, a lively election season, an outpouring of grassroots activism, and some exciting visitors, 2010 kept us busy and brought about a whole slew of new experiences and achievements to our work. It was challenging to pick just five moments out of the myriad momentous moments that [...]

Last week, our Executive Director, Sarah Standiford, went to Washington to meet with members of the Obama Administration to talk about family-friendly workplace policies.

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February 9th, 2010- The The Restaurant Opportunity Center of Maine held a panel discussion on the findings of their new report: Behind the Kitchen Door: Low Road Jobs, High Road Opportunities in Maine’s Growing Restaurant Industry.  Sarah was a panelist along with Professor David Wagner of USM, Blanca Santiago of El Centro Latino Maine, Caitlin [...]

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Watch our executive director, Sarah Standiford, discuss paid sick days with Peter Gore from the Chamber of Commerce on Maine Watch: Watch the video here (it is about 8 minutes in) “We may be the first to pass paid sick days, but we certainly won’t be the last to pass paid sick days protection,”concludes Sarah [...]

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MAINE WOMEN TO SECRETARY SEBELIUS: HEALTH SYSTEM IS FAILING US Congresswoman Pingree hears health care stories; says current system unacceptable No one knows better about how the health care system is failing than the women-young and old-who met with U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary, Kathleen Sebelius today in South Portland. The Maine Women’s Lobby [...]

Last week, the Village Soup posted an article featuring reflections on the 124th session from capital-area legislators. Their reflections are really interesting – and got me wondering what others thought. So, I started asking around … and here are some reflections from the women of the Maine Women’s Lobby: Here’s what Laura had to say: [...]

In a recent publication of the Maine Women’s Fund, our fearless leader, Sarah – and the work she directs at the Maine Women’s Policy Center – was highlighted. Check out what they had to say: “Sarah Standiford is changing Maine. As executive director of the Maine Women’s Policy Center and its sister organization, the Maine [...]


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  • Stacie Battles: Lets get this passed once and for all. Everyone deserves the same right to enter in a marital/legal [...]
  • Terry Donald: Lets all get together and work as hard as we can to get this passed. As I was told over and over aga [...]
  • Liz Betit: We have known for decades of the harmful affects of mercury and lead not only to humans but also to [...]
  • Lorraine Taft: Do not weaken our progress toward a safer environment. The Product Stewardship programs need to be k [...]
  • Phyllis vonHerrlich: Do not abandon the protective programs we have today. Many businesses have shown for decades that t [...]