As the newly popular saying goes, “in today’s economy” it’s hard to both find and keep a job – so imagine how much harder that endeavor becomes when threats of discrimination plague you from employer to employer.
Dirty Tricks in the War on Women: From Texas to North Carolina
Ohio, Texas, and North Carolina’s lawmakers have created a new tactic in the War on Women: in an attempt to skirt around public and legislative opposition, they’ve started to introduce controversial legislation without enough time for adequate response
SNAP Chat: Farm Bill Prompts Food Stamps Discussion
House debate over the Farm Bill aside, the SNAP Challenge provided an opportunity for a much-needed discussion on the reality of poverty and nutrition in this country.
The Women of the New House and New Senate
The women have truly landed at the Capitol and, fortunately, it will never be the same. I confess to having many “pinch me” moments as I walked with Feminist Majority President Eleanor Smeal and Political Director Alice Cohan on Capitol Hill yesterday, the opening day of the 113th Congress. The twenty women sworn in to […]
Unions and Sexual Harassment
by Carol Rosenblatt, Executive Director, Coalition of Labor Union Women At a time when women’s rights are under attack in so many areas – we need to be sure that sexual harassment is recognized and taken seriously. Candidates who seek our vote must be clear that they will support, enforce and strengthen protections for women […]