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Executive director, California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls When LaKenya Jordan begins explaining how the socioeconomic model influenced her to begin working in policy and government, she pauses. With a smile, she warns, “It’s going to be a little nerdy.” The self-described nerdiness is a manifestation of Jordan’s drive to “bring people together to help make change,” and as head of the California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls, a state government office that focuses on initiatives and programs that promote and establish equity for wo...

Back Commentary Mar 2, 2021 By Dee Dee Myers & Jennifer Siebel Newsom Jennifer Siebel Newsom is the first partner of California, cofounder of the California Partners Project, founder of The Representation Project and a filmmaker. When the pandemic hit, Kehinde Koyejo, who owns the Oakland small business Kalm Korner by Kehinde, knew she had to act fast. It wasn’t easy, but she moved her storefront to her home, rebuilding her business online while also helping her 5-year-old daughter with distance learning. Like Kehinde, the pandemic has forced difficult and of...