California Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson
California Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson ’71 continues to provide leadership in Sacramento as senate bills she authored and guided successfully on the Senate floor now make their way to the Assembly to combat sexual harassment in the workplace (), to ensure equal pay (), and to address gender gaps on public corporate boardsÌý().ÌýÌýreported on bill 826, which passedÌýon May 31 with a 22-11 vote. Under the initiative, California-based companies that lack women on their boards would need to add at least one woman,Ìý²¹²Ô»åÌýwould make California the first state in the nation with such a requirement.ÌýIn addition, Jackson was named a “Ìýrecently and was quoted in aÌýÌýabout creating a future law to help citizens deal with natural disasters and insurance policies.
