Buffy Wicks was denied the possibility of a proxy vote despite having just given birth
Images of Buffy Wicks, a California politician who brought her newborn baby to the state assembly floor after being denied a proxy vote, have gone viral this week, with many saying they epitomize the pressure mothers are under to juggle childcare and careers during the pandemic.
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Politician forced to bring her newborn baby to vote after male speaker refuses to allow her to vote remotelyA politician in California was forced to cast her vote on a bill – with her newborn baby. Buffy Wicks, an assemblywoman for California’s State Assembly, had just given birth a month ago. She asked
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