"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...
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...
There is a vast difference between men and women: how much they give to political campaigns - Did you know for every dollar donated to a campaign for a sitting member of Congress, about 76 cents has come from a...
