Assoc Prof @ U of Denver, researcher, policy specialist, social worker, mentor, learner, neurodivergent mom of twins. News junkie who believes in science, coffee, and the Oxford comma. #AcademicMama #ADHD #FosterDogs https://linktr.ee/jcgreenfield
Jen Greenfield
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Just so you understand, this is as if you prepared for argument in front of a panel that included Cookie Monster, and Cookie Monster asked you a question about cookies, and you had not thought about cookies in advance.
To do this, anti-trans lawmakers in Kansas moved fast to change the law, overrode the governor’s veto, and pushed for the legal changes to go into effect nearly immediately. That kind of power—to void gender on official documents, to compel gender conformity—is terrifying and it will not stop here.
Thanks so much to @us.theconversation.com for the opportunity to work with @zacknewsman.bsky.social, Claire Cleveland, Emily Costello and the rest of the editorial team on this piece. This one took a lot of work and I'm so glad I had a chance to learn from and work with this amazing team!
This month, I got to write about an urgent issue that needs more attention: the US has a wage problem. Full-time work should be enough to support a family, but too often, it leaves workers relying on safety net programs like SNAP instead. Wages need to be higher—full stop. How do we get there?
