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>> I REALLY ENJOYED THE DISCUSSION.
I THINK THERE WERE SO MANY DIFFERENT IDEAS COMING OUT.
I THINK WHEN YOU HAVE THIS MANY AMAZING WOMEN IN A ROOM
TOGETHER, YOU CAN REALLY HAVE HONEST CONVERSATION
ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING, HONEST CONVERSATION ABOUT
WHAT THE POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS ARE.
>> THIS HAS BEEN INCREDIBLY VALUABLE, TALKING TO PEOPLE
WHO HAVE COME OUT OF POVERTY, COME OUT OF REALLY
CHALLENGING CIRCUMSTANCES, AND I THINK IT REALLY GIVES
ME FOOD FOR THOUGHT. WHAT MORE CAN WE DO?
WHAT ARE WE NOT OFFERING THAT COULD REALLY HELP
EMPOWER WOMEN ECONOMICALLY AND REALLY DRIVE THIS
COMMUNITY? >> I WOULD ACTUALLY LIKE TO
SEE A POLICY ARENA WHERE CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE AND
I.D.E.A.s AND ECONOMIC SUPPORT SYSTEMS HAVE A
CONSISTENT FUNDING STREAM THAT PEOPLE CAN ACCESS AND
RELY ON UNTIL THEY GET ON THEIR FEET.
I DON'T THINK WE CAN DO IT WITHOUT IT.
>> I'D LIKE TO SEE MORE MEN ENGAGED IN THIS DISCUSSION,
PERSONALLY, BUT ALSO, I THINK THERE WERE SOME GREAT
SUGGESTIONS MADE TODAY, SOME VERY SIMPLE THINGS THAT CAN
BE DONE. FOR EXAMPLE, TEACHING
FINANCIAL LITERACY IN OUR SCHOOLS.
I ALSO THINK THAT TRYING TO FIND SOLUTIONS WHERE
GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE ENTITIES CAN PARTNER.
AND THEN, ALSO, I THINK SHIFTING THAT PARADIGM A
LITTLE BIT AND PROVIDING MORE FLEX ABILITY IN THE
WORKPLACE FOR WOMEN AND GIVING THEM SOME TOOLS TO
BUILD THEIR ECONOMIC STRENGTH.
>> IF WE'RE NOT SUCCESSFUL IN THIS, IF WE FAIL, THAT
MEANS THAT OUR GIRLS, OUR CHILDREN WHO ARE GROWING UP,
WON'T HAVE THE KIND OF OPPORTUNITIES THAT COULD BE
POSSIBLE FOR THEM. >> THE EFFORT TO EMPOWER
WOMEN ECONOMICALLY, TO GIVE THEM THE RESOURCES TO TAKE
CARE OF THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES, IS IN A WAY ONE OF
THE ECONOMIC ENGINES THAT NEW MEXICO HAS TO PAY
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