In her recent trip to Iowa, Hillary Clinton called sexual assault an “epidemic” on college campuses, and revealed her three-part plan to eradicate campus sexual assault and sexual violence.
URGENT: House Vote on Fast Track for TPP
We need your help! The House could vote as early as this week to “fast track” the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), a harmful trade deal that threatens women’s rights, human rights, and women workers.
Hillary Clinton Calls for Criminal Justice Reform and an End to Mass Incarceration
Hillary Clinton delivered the keynote address at the 18th Annual Dinkins Leadership and Public Policy Forum today, addressing directly criminal justice reforms she would like to see to prevent another “incarceration generation.”
Enough is Enough: Tell the Senate to #ConfirmLynch!
We must act now to urge confirmation of this outstanding nominee.
Who Should Investigate Sexual Assault: Cops or Colleges?
So who should be responsible for ending campus sexual assault?
PHOTOS: Young Georgians Tell Us Why They’re #Students4Nunn
Student organizers, with the help of the Feminist Majority, have launched a #Students4Nunn photo campaign in the state to help young voters share their stories and tell their friends why they’re voting feminist and voting Nunn this November.
GALLERY: Women Took to the Capitol to Demand the ERA at the We Are Woman Constitution Day Rally!
On Saturday, September 13, hundreds of activists gathered on the US Capitol lawn to call for full ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment as part of the “We Are Woman” Constitution Day rally. In case you missed it, we’ve got the photos to help you live vicariously through the people who didn’t. If you were there, you just […]
“The Battle Within” Photo Essay Depicts Victims of the Military Sexual Assault Epidemic
Mary Calvert, Pulitzer Prize-winning photo journalist, has compiled a photo essay entitled “The Battle Within: Sexual Violence in America’s Military” in order to put a face (and then another, and then another) on the military sexual assault epidemic. The images chronicle the experiences of survivors and their loved ones following their assaults, as well as the process […]
WATCH LIVE: LGBTQ Immigrants Demand Queer and Trans Relief in Immigration Reform from the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus
LGBTQ immigrants have been at the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus since 10AM, staging a sit-in to push for LGBTQ inclusion in critical immigration reform. They’re broadcasting live and hosting a parallel Twitter storm using #QueerTransRelief: Broadcast live streaming video on Ustream According to a press release, the sit-in effort brings together LGBTQ immigrants and their advocates, […]
Gallery: Today’s #ERANow Rally
Representative Carolyn Maloney and Jackie Speier gathered feminist leaders and activists in front of the Supreme Court steps today to send a clear message: We need the Equal Rights Amendment, and we need it now!