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 […]
Urgent: Tell Congress to Extend Tax Cuts to the Middle Class Now!
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 […]
Governor Romney, Drop Your Ad
Stand with us and demand that Governor Mitt Romney pull his television ad in Indiana endorsing Richard Mourdock for U.S. Senate from Indiana. It is intolerable that a presidential candidate would continue running such an ad in light of the Murdock’s extreme position on rape. This is the only ad Romney has released endorsing a […]
Tell House Republicans: We’re not going to take it anymore! Pass the real VAWA now.
We just returned from the Democratic National Convention and we’re fired up and ready to go! We’re starting by demanding that Congress pass the “real” VAWA.We need your help to move forward on women’s rights, not backward. Congress is back in session but is scheduled to recess next week. Before Congress recesses, tell them that […]
Sad Reality: New President, Same Fight
by Stephanie Drahan, National Women’s Law Center Obama’s take on the proposed regulation to expand religious restrictions was clear – “We need to restore integrity to our public health programs, not create backdoor efforts to weaken them. I am committed to ensuring that the health and reproductive rights of women are protected.” But now, here […]
Preparing America’s Future Workforce: Harassment and Bullying in Schools and How We Can Stop It
Devi Rao, Fellow, National Women’s Law Center Sexual harassment in the workplace is back in the news, for better or worse. But any productive discussion about sexual harassment should include harassment in schools as well as the workplace, both of which are prohibited by federal civil rights laws. As a new study by the American […]
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 […]
HERVotes Blog Carnival: Fighting Sexual Harassment
By Eleanor Smeal, Feminist Majority Foundation President and Ms. Magazine Publisher HERvotes, a multi-organizational campaign launched in August 2011, advocates that women must use our voices and votes to stop the ongoing attacks on the major advances of the women’s movement. We are very excited that HERvotes is reaching a growing list of member groups […]
Senate Passes Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
The Senate tonight passed by a strong majority the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 (S. 181) after defeating a series of Republican hostile amendments. The Senate floor debate for the Act was led by Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Dean of the women Senators, for Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chair Senator […]