Ann Crittenden, the author of a groundbreaking book on motherhood in America, will be the featured speaker at a virtual public policy forum sponsored by the National Women’s Political Caucus of California on Friday, September 24, 2021.  Based on her book The Price of Motherhood:  Why the Most Important Job in the World is Still the Least Valued, the forum will illuminate how the issues Crittenden identified some 20 years ago have persisted and have finally become visible to the world at large due to the impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on families, especially on mothers. 

This event will be a Zoom meeting format - all proceeds will go to Women's Leadership Fund (tax-deductible)
FREE for members
$65 non-members and includes an NWPC CA Membership
$25 for Non-members

NWPC CA could not bring informative discussions like this without your generous support.  Consider becoming a sponsor of this event - our sponsorship opportunities will be listed below and will be acknowledged during the event.

Mom Advocate--$100 (1 ticket)
Mom Enthusiast--$250 (2 tickets)
Mom Champion--$500 (4 tickets)

Response Panelist Bio


Senator Monique Limón was elected to the State Senate in November 2020 and represents the 19th  district that includes all of Santa Barbara County and over half of Ventura County.  Before her election to the Senate, Senator Limón served as the Assemblymember for District 37 for four years; she chaired the Banking and Finance Committee and was Vice-Chair of the Legislative Women’s Caucus.  A UC Berkeley graduate with a Masters’ degree from Columbia University, she served two terms on the Santa Barbara Unified School Board prior to her election to state office.  Senator Limón puts a priority on women’s issues; she also served on the Santa Barbara County Commission for Women, working to mobilize local public and private resources to support women in the community; and she has been a leader for women's rights at the state level.