Colorado: Engaging Women in the Right Against Poverty

9to5 Colorado has been sharing information about Half in Ten to our lists of members and supporters and is in the process of planning our first Coalition meeting. On February 17th, 9to5 shared information about Half in Ten at the Colorado Women’s Legislative Breakfast which brought 240 women and allies to hear about issues affecting women.

Legislators spoke about policies they are pushing to better the economic self sufficiency of women including health care, child care assistance, early childhood education, family friendly workplace policies and the impacts of the current budget crisis Colorado is facing. 9to5 recently led a lobby day bringing 12 community leaders to the Capitol to speak to their legislators about policies that impact people living in poverty. We will be conducting more lobby days to provide an opportunity for constituents ask their legislators to sign on to the Half in Ten campaign.