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Anne Hedgepeth,聽Chief of Policy and Advocacy, Child Care Aware of America
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Hedgepeth last spoke at the launch of WeLead2023. At Child Care Aware of America, she continues her work as a policy strategist coordinating campaigns to advance local, state, and federal solutions. Previously as AAUW鈥檚 top policy advisor, Hedgepeth drove the organization鈥檚 advocacy work. 聽She connected with stakeholders and policymakers on AAUW鈥檚 policy priorities and directed AAUW鈥檚 field strategy. 聽She supported AAUW鈥檚 successful work to pass the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, and the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (including the Campus SaVE Act). Hedgepeth has appeared in The Washington Post, Politico, NPR, NBC4, WTOP, Refinery 29 and other outlets talking about issues impacting women and girls in education and the workplace.
Hedgepeth earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Davidson College and a Master鈥檚 degree in Public Policy from George Mason 青瓜视频.
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