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 […]
Wisconsin Rep Planning “Personhood” Bill to Criminalize Abortion
By Sofia Resnick, The American Independent The “personhood movement” has recently grown legs in Wisconsin, where state Rep. Andre Jacque (2nd Assembly District) has promised to introduce a proposed amendment to the state constitution that would change the definition of a person to include “preborn” babies. The intended effect of “personhood” amendments is to criminalize […]
HERvotes Takes On the Mississippi “Personhood” Amendment
By Eleanor Smeal Welcome to the fourth #HERVotesBlog Carnival! This time, we’re writing with an especially urgent focus. There’s an extremely dangerous constitutional amendment to the Mississippi state constitution on the November 8th ballot. It grants personhood and constitutional rights to a fertilized egg. Election day is just one week away. We must stop the […]
Let(ting) Her Die is NOT an Option
“I was pregnant, I was miscarrying, I was bleeding. If I had to go from one hospital to the next trying to find one emergency room that would take me in, who knows if I would even be here today. What my colleagues on the other side of the aisle are trying to do is […]
Go Green or Go Home Carly!
By Mehrin Rahman and Emmy Bengtson Actually, just go home…The environment was definitely a hot topic of yesterday’s debate between Fiorina and Senator Boxer.Fiorina accused Senator Boxer of being “beholden” to “extreme environmental groups”. Of course when asked to give examples of the groups she accused Senator Boxer of supporting, Fiorina stuttered, made excuses, and […]
And the winner is… Barbara Boxer!
By Emmy Bengtson and Mehrin Rahman Boxer wins!! Certainly in this debate and hopefully come November 2. In their second meeting to discuss prominent issues of the upcoming election, Boxer and Fiorina answered questions on health care, abortion, immigration, the environment, and the economy. Debate moderators Patt Morrison of the L.A. Times and KPCC and […]
Keep Abortion Legal: Keep Barbara Boxer
With only a limited number of days left until the November 2nd elections, coat hangers with KEEP ABORTION LEGAL: KEEP BARBARA BOXER signs are cropping up on campuses—and not a moment too soon. The race between Senator Barbara Boxer (D) and her challenger Carly Fiorina (R) is still a toss-up—we can take nothing for granted. […]
Why Are YOU voting for Obama?
Last week we asked our friends on Twitter “Why are you voting for Obama?” We received a huge outpouring of replies that cover a wide variety of issues. Thanks to everyone who responded! And be sure to check out FeministsForObama.org if you haven’t already. You can follow Feminist Majority on Twitter: @femmajority