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Michelle Wu
1985 • American • Politician
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Showing 9 quotesI'm tired but grateful: choosing to blend parenting and public service has made me a more confident mother and a better legislator.— Michelle Wu
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Parenting
Too often, our societal norms still set up a false choice between parenting and professionalism.— Michelle Wu
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Parenting
Certainly, workers in many industries do not have the privilege of being able to balance parenting at the workplace, and we must fight especially hard to support working parents in low-wage jobs.— Michelle Wu
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Parenting
I am painfully familiar with the impossible juggle for caretakers trying to navigate language and cultural barriers, insurance pitfalls, and their own unyielding work schedules - only to be heartbroken by the limits of medical treatment.— Michelle Wu
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Medical
We are redefining what leadership looks like and pushing for every single person to be part of that conversation.— Michelle Wu
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Leadership
In the drive to prove our status as a world-class city, let's stay true to our democratic legacy and what Boston has already given to the world: informed independence and true debate.— Michelle Wu
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Independence
We can solve the car-bike conflict, and the solution unlocks a brighter, more inclusive economic and environmental future for Boston.— Michelle Wu
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Environmental
I think if we're going to be serious as a city, as a country, about addressing climate change, addressing inequality and racial disparities, we have to start taking action at the scale that matches the urgency of the problems.— Michelle Wu
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Change
To be clear, building a seamless and convenient network of protected cycling infrastructure will require trade-offs. On many streets, adding a cycle track means narrowing or removing car lanes, or eliminating on-street parking - scenarios that bring panic to car and business owners.— Michelle Wu
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Car