Janet Yellen in 19th News


On Budget & Economy: First person to hold all three economic policymaking roles

If confirmed, Yellen would also be the first person in history -- and the first woman -- to have held the three most critical economic policymaking roles in the country: She was Fed chair from 2014 to 2018, chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers under President Bill Clinton's administration and, now, possibly Treasury secretary.
Source: 19th News e-zine on 2021 Cabinet Confirmation Hearings Jan 6, 2021

On Jobs: Addressing working women issues would be good for economy

[On working women]: "Yellen has not only studied women's economic roles," the founder of the Institute for Women's Policy Research said, "but argues that diversity among economic decision makers is key to forging good policies." In 2017, Yellen spoke directly to the need for easing the stresses on working women, in addition to the gender pay gap, arguing that failing to do so would "squander the potential of many of our citizens and incur a substantial loss to the productive capacity of our economy."
Source: 19th News e-zine on 2021 Cabinet Confirmation Hearings Jan 6, 2021

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