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Ep. 41: The Power of Local Politics, Corporate Social Responsibility, & the Tampon Tax with Jocelyn Yow, California's Youngest WOC Mayor

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In this episode, Manasi and Sualeha sit down with Jocelyn Yow, the Legislative Advocacy Director at IGNITE and Councilmember in the City of Eastvale, California.

Through her current work at IGNITE, Jocelyn develops strong coalitions with various companies and nonprofit organizations across the country to advocate for bills and initiatives on women’s rights and voting rights, such as When We All Vote, PERIOD., Levi's, Anthropologie, and Glossier. Simultaneously, she represents over 70,000 residents in Eastvale to advocate for and sign legislation that addresses the same challenges she faced growing up.

We begin this episode by discussing Jocelyn’s experiences entering the sphere of politics as an immigrant, and how she views modern political engagement as a necessity because policies are never permanent. Jocelyn expands on her current work at IGNITE in authoring and advocating for over 10 bills addressing menstrual inequity in the past year, such as the allocation of $1.25 million in Georgia public schools to address period poverty.

She shares her experiences in tailoring not only her advocacy efforts when interacting with various stakeholders, but even the language included within the bills themselves. In catering to the opinions of lawmakers to pass legislation, Jocelyn addresses how even shifting the narrative of a certain issue can occur through linguistic compromises.

Finally, we close out the episode by discussing Jocelyn’s previous experiences in federal policy and working as an immigration specialist at the House of Representatives, where she shares how even foreign and larger-scale domestic policy directly influences individual communities.

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