Ana Filomena Amaral: Words of Fire

Lens of Passion

“The Marshall Plan for Moms calls for the care infrastructure, supportive workplaces, paid leave policies, rebuilding of the child care industry and gender and racial pay equities that will begin to address the systemic racism and gender inequality that has forced women out of the workforce. https://marshallplanformoms.com/

Women, and especially Mom's, are the bedrock of the economy and our society, and they've borne the the brunt of the pandemic, stepping up (as they always do, and too many take for granted), working simultaneously as teachers and counselors and cleaners and nurses and nannies and chefs and tech support and the list goes on and on and on. Countless millions of women have been forced to cut their working hours, scale back their careers, or leave the workforce entirely in order to be full-time caregivers. It’s true that not all caregivers are women, but the vast majority are.  We NEED, and I support a Marshall plan for mom.  https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/529090-covid-has-decimated-womens-careers-we-need-a-marshall-plan-for

A Marshall Plan for Moms will stimulate the economy. It will give women the support they need so they can — eventually — get back to work.

COVID has decimated women's careers — we need a Marshall Plan for Moms, now

“Please believe in THE POWER OF ONE.  One person can make an enormous difference in the world. One person — actually, one idea — can start a war, or end one, or subvert an entire power structure. One discovery can cure a disease or spawn new technology to benefit or annihilate the human race. You as ONE individual can change millions of lives. Think big. Do not limit your vision and do not ever compromise your dreams or ideals.” — Iris Chang

Lisa

Thanks to Ana for her determination and hard work to change the world by writing and sharing. The city where I live now has a memorial park with a stone tablet that says "Power Of One" on it. This park is in memory of Iris Chang, the author of the 1997 book “The Rape of Nanking”. She once shared a similar idea as Ana. Would like to share with you all.

“Now, we must all fear evil men. But there is another kind of evil which we must fear most, and that is the indifference of good men.”

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