According to George Allen, the Republican candidate for Virginia’s Senate seat, if you pay an electric bill, drive a car, or have a job, he will be getting your vote this fall. While we can’t fault him for his unfailing optimism, his strategy in today’s debate may not gain the support of all employed, faithful […]
DNC2012: Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s Speech Revs Worker’s Engines
Former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm’s speech on Thursday night at the Democratic National Convention was by far one of the most popular speeches of the evening from within the arena. The crowd roared their approval as she delivered an enthusiastic defense of Barack Obama’s action to save the auto industry, and a scathing indictment of […]
DNC2012: Women’s Rights Take Center Stage at the DNC
Women’s rights took center stage at the main event on the DNC stage this year. Democrats did not shy away from emphasizing the stark contrast between the future women would face under Mitt Romney and the Republican party and the future we would face under Barack Obama and the Democratic party. We’ll add more in […]
DNC2012: A Behind the Scenes Look at the Women’s Caucus
Everyone tunes in for the big speeches at the end of the day during the Democratic National Convention, but not everyone realizes that the delegates’ days are also full of caucus meeting with leaders who talk to packed rooms with a focus on specific issues. This week the days were filled with African American, Veterans, […]
DNC2012: Michelle Obama Addresses Women’s Issues
Michelle Obama spoke on key women’s issues including health care reform, financial aid, same-sex marriage, equal pay,and abortion in her address at the Democratic National Convention last night. While speaking from her childhood experiences, Michelle Obama voiced her full support for the Affordable Care Act and continued heath care reform, as well as funding for […]
DNC – Shock Therapy for Depressed (CA) Dems?
After one day as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention, my unsurprising observation is that everyone here is a party faithful. They are pumped up — ready to re-elect President Obama, take back the House, and strengthen the Democratic majority in the Senate. Back home in Silicon Valley, I find that so many Democrats […]
DNC2012: The Feminists for Obama Team Goes to Charlotte!
We have officially landed in Charlotte, North Carolina for the Democratic National Convention! It’s going to be an exciting week, and we can’t wait to share it with you here. We’ll be sending you live updates in the form of tweets, blogs and video from events like the youth, women’s, LGBT, and black caucuses, the […]
Women’s Rights at Risk
Feminist Majority is part of the HERvotes Coalition, which has identified the following women’s rights at risk in the 2012 election: 1. Jobs and Pay Equity – The Equal Pay Act (1963), Title VII (1964), Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act (2010) Today women comprise roughly half of employed workers in the U.S., yet they still […]
Why Mississippi’s ‘Personhood’ Measure Is a Threat to Women Everywhere
By Lauren Kalina, Advocates for Youth Intern On November 8, the state of Mississippi will vote on ballot initiative 26, which will attempt to change the Mississippi constitution to define human life as beginning at conception. The actual text of the initiative is as follows: Section 33. Person defined. As used in this Article III […]
Losing Your Rights Via Personhood
By Janet Hill, Coalition of Labor Union Women, National CLUW Vice President (United Steelworkers) Don’t be fooled by Initiative 26, Mississippi’s the “personhood amendment.” Government has gone too far and this amendment raises many disturbing questions about the status of women if enacted. The essential question to ask is, if a woman is lying unconscious […]