Reshma Saujani

Reshma Saujani appears in the following:

The Blowback From Amazon HQ2

Tuesday, November 27, 2018

We hear from three critics of the Amazon headquarters in Long Island City about why they fear Queens locals, women, and people of color wouldn't receive due benefits from the deal.

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Summer Friday: The State of Women, Teaching Girls Bravery Through Coding, The Hidden Power of Flags, Life After Prison, The Journalists of Tomorrow

Friday, September 01, 2017

Hear a few of our favorites: what women want, teaching girls bravery through coding, the power of national flags, entering society as a felon, and a talk with journalism students.

Teaching Girls Bravery Through Coding

Monday, August 21, 2017

Reshma Saujani, founder of Girls Who Code and the author of Girls Who Code: Learn to Code and Change the World, on teaching girls to code even in the wake of the contentious Google memo.

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Mindy Kaling: The New Face of Girls in Tech

Wednesday, July 02, 2014

Sure we want more girls to try computer coding. But is the way to do it by using code to make bracelets and "selfie accessories"? This trailblazing girly girl says, 'hell yes!' 

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Why Women Should Jump the Line

Monday, October 07, 2013

Drawing on her own life, Reshma Saujani, founder of Girls Who Code, former banker, NYC deputy public advocate, and the author of Women Who Don't Wait in Line: Break the Mold, Lead the Way (New Harvest, 2013) urges young women to "jump the line" and follow a new model for leadership.

 

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Meet the Candidates: NYC Public Advocate

Monday, August 26, 2013

Daniel Squadron, NYS Senator, Reshma Saujani, former Deputy Public Advocate, Cathy Guerriero, Staten Islander who teaches at Columbia Teachers College and NYU Steinhardt School of Edu...

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The Woodstock of Democracy

Monday, December 20, 2010

I attended the No Labels conference this week, whose slogan is “not left, not right, forward.”

As someone who cares deeply about our representative democracy, I went to the conference because I believe that our current political system is frayed by the worst partisan politics we have seen in generations. We have a government that simply does not function. Elected officials like Joe Wilson (“You Lie”) are rewarded for incivility who won his re election bid by a 10% margin. They are rewarded by the media for petty maneuvers that have no long-term benefits but short-term gains of winning the message of the day.

They are punished for talking straight to the interest groups that tie their hands. As we have seen the past few weeks through the lens of the tax debate, bipartisanship has now become a dirty word on the right and the left.

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We Can’t Afford to Lose a Generation

Friday, December 10, 2010

Young people have been hit the hardest by the economic recession. One out of four unemployed persons is under the age of 25 and nearly 20 percent of all young workers are currently unemployed. More than 1.3 million workers under the age of 25 have left the work force since the recession began in December 2007.

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Why the Tax Cut Compromise was a Missed Opportunity

Wednesday, December 08, 2010

While resolution of the tax cuts is critical for working families across the nation, we must also ensure that we remain one of the world's dynamic, competitive, and prosperous economi...
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Play Nice if You're Playing to Win 2012

Friday, December 03, 2010

Going into 2012, obstructionism isn't a winning strategy for Republicans or for the President. People are paying attention now to how well the kids are playing together in the sandbox...
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Wikileaks Is No Watchdog

Wednesday, December 01, 2010

We seek transparency from our government to expose wrongdoing. However, the content in the WikiLeaks so far does not expose any thing done wrong by U.S, officials. The only thing that WikiLeaks has accomplished is to put diplomatic communications at risk.

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Wicked Game

Friday, November 19, 2010

There is no doubt that America has an unsustainable deficit over the medium and long-term trajectory. In the past, Congress has simply tried to deal with these issues from a short-ter...
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A To-Do List for Lame Duck Dems

Monday, November 15, 2010

Congress’s lame duck session begins today. Many promises were made on the campaign trail and whether they get attention during the lame duck session will have significant consequences for Democrats in 2012.

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The Challenge for NYC's Next Schools Chancellor

Thursday, November 11, 2010

A lot of people were surprised by the appointment of Cathie Black as the new New York City Schools Chancellor.

Given the intensity of the education debate in New York City, I think Bloomberg felt that it was important to pick an outsider. Someone who owes no one anything and who has no ties to either side of the debate because the entire debate on education reform in this city needs to change.

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The Next Chapter

Monday, November 08, 2010

When I woke up the day after my primary loss, I was crushed. We had put an enormous amount of energy, passion, and time into the election. I personally had marched all across Queens and put up my posters and signs. I had over 300 voter-hosted house parties.

My life centered on creating a voice in Washington for those who have long been ignored. When I woke up the day after my election, I was devastated; not so much because I lost, but because I wanted to serve. I wanted to use my ideas and passion to help rebuild this nation.

I know so many candidates and incumbents who lost last Tuesday share this feeling with me. 

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A Mandate for Governing from the Center

Thursday, November 04, 2010

Tuesday's results were a not a no-confidence vote against Obama, nor was it a vote for the Republicans’ platform. Polls indicate that voters are mad at everyone, Republicans and Dem...
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The Day After: the Deficit War

Tuesday, November 02, 2010

On Wednesday morning, a passionate political debate on deficit reduction will begin that will be on par with the health care debate. Both parties must come to a resolution on how to slash the $1.4 trillion debt and put forth policies to reduce the staggering unemployment rate.

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The Bias that Won't Go Away

Monday, November 01, 2010

WNYC

The 2010 elections have demonstrated that sexism is alive and well in politics. Yesterday Carl Paladino shamelessly referred to Senator Kirsten Gillibrand as Chuck Schumer's little girl. Twice.

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Broken Ballots

Friday, October 29, 2010

The power of the November 2nd ballot measure and the voters' ability to opine on issues like term limits and transparency will be dramatically reduced by the fact that they will ha...
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Immigration Reform Can't Wait

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

On Monday, President Obama said in a radio interview on Univision that he would push for overhaul of our immigration policies after the midterms. Some strategists have argued that this is the best way for the Democrats in to shore up its base and divide the Republicans before the 2012 presidential race.

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