"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...
"Over the past century, women have occupied some of the highest places of power in the United States, becoming Secretaries of State, Justices of the Supreme Court and CEOs of major corporations. Yet, only 100 years ago, women in the...
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]
Great post from ViralWomen.com on Why We Need a Female President. "A recent report from the Pew Research Center examining why there are so few women in business leadership roles, reminds us that only 20 percent of U.S. Senators are women, and...
Did you know only 17 states give survivors leave to do essential things like go to court, go to the doctor, or take other steps to address domestic violence? Senator Patty Murray and California Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard introduced the Security and Financial Empowerment (SAFE)...
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...
