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Violence Erased Between the Lines

February 28, 2013 By Kari Ross 2 Comments

I am a queer woman. Just because I enter into relationships with other women doesn’t mean that the threat of violence disappears. Men aren’t inherently abusers, and women aren’t inherently abused. No one hits someone for the sake of hitting a woman or hitting a man. Violence is rarely about the gender or sexuality of… [Continue Reading]

The Women of the New House and New Senate

January 4, 2013 By Norma Gattsek Leave a Comment

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… [Continue Reading]

Urgent: Tell Congress to Extend Tax Cuts to the Middle Class Now!

November 28, 2012 By Eleanor Smeal 4 Comments

If Congress does not act by the end of this year, all Americans will see their taxes automatically increase. The Senate has already voted to extend tax cuts to the 98% of Americans making less than $250,000 a year. Despite the election results, Republicans are holding middle class and lower income earners hostage to tax… [Continue Reading]

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Statement of Eleanor Smeal on the Reported Increase of Sexual Assault in the Military

Sexual assault in the military has increased by 37% since 2010. According to a recently released report from the Department of Defense, 26,000 members of the armed forces report experiencing unwanted sexual contact in 2012 compared to the 19,300 in 2010. Based off these reports, on average there are 70 sexual assaults per day in… [Continue Reading]

The Gender Gap Rules Again – Statement of Eleanor Smeal, President

After more than 500 days of delay, the House defeated the House Republican leadership’s weak VAWA substitute by a strong 166-257 margin with 56 Republicans saying no to their leadership and all but two Democrats voting no. The House then passed by a wide margin (286-138) the strong, bipartisan Senate version of VAWA which was… [Continue Reading]

Save VAWA! Defeat House Republican Leadership’s Substitute – Statement of Eleanor Smeal, President

The Senate, by a wide margin of 78-22, passed a strong inclusive bipartisan Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (VAWA). House Republican Leadership have introduced a substitute bill that guts inclusive protections for some of the most vulnerable victims contained in the Senate-passed bill. Extremely baffling, the House substitute weakens the authority of the Office of… [Continue Reading]

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