Highlights from 2014 Annual Luncheon

A heartfelt thanks to this year’s honoree, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, as well as emcee Karen Finney of MSNBC, National Partnership Board Chairwoman Ellen Malcolm and all of you who made our annual gala an incredible success!

Strong Women. Strong Families. Strong Nation.

"Together, we will ensure that generations of women—our daughters and granddaughters—will enjoy the equal rights, equal treatment, and equal opportunities that they deserve. ...Thank you [National Partnership] for your energy, your action, and your leadership on behalf of all Americans."

—House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, 2014 Annual Luncheon

A heartfelt thanks to this year’s honoree, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, as well as emcee Karen Finney of MSNBC, National Partnership Board Chairwoman Ellen Malcolm and all of you who made our annual gala an incredible success!

Distinguished Speakers

Karen Finney

MSNBC contributor and political analyst, Emcee

Ellen Malcolm

Chairwoman, Board of Directors

Debra L. Ness

President, National Partnership

Nancy Pelosi

House Democratic Leader

Our Generous Supporters

(partial listing)

Pacesetters: Blue Cross Blue Shield Association | Citi | Isabel P. Dunst | Hogan Lovells | Nina B. Matis | Morgan Stanley | Pfizer | Inc PhRMA

Underwriters: AARP | AFSCME | CVS Caremark | Google | Northrop Grumman | Pacific Gas & Electric Company | PWR | Service Employees International Union | UnitedHealth Group | Viacom Inc.

Distinguished Supporters: American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO | Sheila Cheston |International Union—UAW | Johnson & Johnson | National Education Association | Perkins Coie LLP | Pharmaceutical Care Management Association |Andrew Pincus and Laura Wertheimer | Planned Parenthood Federation of America | Ruth and Stephen Pollak | Quest Diagnostics | Sidley Austin LLP | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | The Steptoe Foundation | Walgreens | Williams & Connolly LLP | WilmerHale

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Excerpts from Event Speech

Rep. Nancy Pelosi: "For over four decades, the National Partnership for Women & Families has worked to promote fairness in the workplace; to protect women’s reproductive health and rights; and to ensure that all men and women can achieve the balance between work and family they need to thrive.

You fight for women, you fight for families, and you fight for America – you fight to make our country healthier, fairer, stronger.

You work each and every day to unleash the power of “strong women, strong families, and a strong nation.”

We will build the future we know is possible.

For we know when women earn equal pay, America’s economy will prosper.

When women ensure fairness and balance between work and family, American society will thrive.

When women succeed, America succeeds.

…Together, we can insist on a new culture of respect for the needs of women and families in Congress and across the country.

Together, we will carry on the work that began in Seneca Falls – and that has defined the heart of the National Partnership for Women & Families’ mission for decades.

Together, we will ensure that generations of women—our daughters and granddaughters—will enjoy the equal rights, equal treatment, and equal opportunities that they deserve.

We will support strong women, strong families, and a strong nation.

We will build the future we know is possible.

Thank you for your energy, your action, and your leadership on behalf of all Americans."