Post by Logan on Apr 24, 2016 4:08:25 GMT -6
Clinton speaks about women's issues, Philadelphia issues
Calling unequal pay for women "a great injustice," and vowing to fight for issues such as paid family leave and gun regulations, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton met with a small group of supporters at a Jenkintown café Friday.
The conversation at Curds & Whey, in a room filled mostly with young mothers, was personal. Clinton gave advice to young women on standing up to criticism, sexism, and online bullying.
"Don't take it personally, because it can knock you to your knees," Clinton said. "It's taken me years to be able to say this, as somebody who has had a lot of other people's criticism, but I really have kept that in my head."
Days before Tuesday's Pennsylvania's primary election, as Clinton visited Jenkintown, Democratic opponent Sen. Bernie Sanders attended a breakfast in West Philadelphia. Sanders spoke with religious leaders and campaign supporters about the economy. By day's end he was addressing a crowd of about 2,000 in Gettysburg.
Read more at www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/presidential/20160423_Hillary_takes_aim_at_unequal_pay__gun_laws.html