“Fifteen or 20 years ago, no one would even think about a woman being president,” Mrs. Schierenbeck said. “Certainly, when I was 20 years old in the 1970s, I don’t think I would even have thought about it.” Great read...
"In the entire history of the United States Senate, a mere 44 women have served. Ever. Those few who have were elected to a club they were never meant to join, and their history in the chamber is marked by...
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren: "I am glad that there are now 20 women serving in the United States Senate. But I got to say, there’s still a lot of work to do. Women make up half of this country, and...
“We live in a world in which women living in poverty face gross inequalities and injustice from birth to death. From poor education to poor nutrition to vulnerable and low pay employment, the sequence of discrimination that a woman may...
A Letter From Kirsten Gillibrand: This is a site that was built for us: WomenCount is a new crowdfunding platform, like Kickstarter or Indiegogo, to support and elect progressive women. When I heard you could create or search through existing “slates”...
“When women influence decisions about war and peace and take the lead against extremism in their communities, it is more likely crisis will be resolved without recourse to violence.” Establishing gender balance in office is more critical now then ever...
Senator Amy Klobuchar and Senator Claire McCaskilland were on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert talking about the women of the Senate and how they work together to get things done. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROs5kr-643I[/embed]
History suggests when more women are in government, the country benefits. Important read: “We know that companies with more gender-balanced leadership teams significantly outperform companies with only men at the helm,” says Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, CEO of Twenty first, a consulting...
Congratulations Louise Slaughter, Barbara Lee and Donna Edwards on being honored at the 2015 Women Money Power Summit! "The Feminist Majority, in partnership with Feminist Majority Foundation, at its bi-annual Women Money Power Summit presents its first ever Lifetime Achievement Award to Congresswoman Louise Slaughter, the 2015 Fearless Trailblazer...
"Women make up 31 percent of Oregon legislators, as opposed to 24 percent nationwide. They caucus regularly when the legislature is in session. They have helped to push legislation that appears to be of specific concern to women, such as...
