Jennifer Siebel Newsom, an award-winning filmmaker and the wife of new California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), is taking a different title in the name of gender equality. Siebel Newsom, who is also the creator of the nonprofit organization The Representation Project, will go by the title “first partner” instead of “first lady.” The mom of four changed her Twitter bio to reflect the move earlier this week when her husband was sworn in. Siebel Newsom is also recognized as the first partner on the governor’s official website. The filmmaker told Politico in October that if her husband were to win the governor’s race, she would go by “first partner” because “we’re going to have a female governor someday soon.” She added, “It opens up the opportunity for any couple to really step in, and that’s exciting to me.”“Today was joyous beyond measure, and it is the honor of a lifetime to serve the people of California,” Siebel Newsom wrote on Twitter after her husband’s inauguration ceremony on Monday.

Source: Huffington Post January 11, 2019 14:26 UTC