Sheelah Kolhatkar writes for Bloomberg Businessweek: “While the sweep of women into office is encouraging to anyone who believes that Washington is badly in need of fresh ideas, not to mention a political class that better reflects the population at larg…
With the election less than five days away, I’ve reached the final part in my series on the Romney-Ryan budget plan and its effects on women.
“Protections for care workers and paid sick days are off the political agenda, and women are paying the price.” NOW Action VP Erin Matson is quoted in this piece by Irin Carmon for Salon.com.
David Crary writes for the Associated Press (via Huffington Post): “Rebuffing an intensive lobbying campaign, a task force of the American Psychiatric Association has decided not to list the disputed concept of parental alienation in the updated edition…
At a July 11 press conference announcing NOW’s endorsement of President Barack Obama, a reporter asked about Mitt Romney’s message on the economy, and I suggested that the GOP candidate “bring it” — that feminists are ready to have a substantive conversation about Romney’s economic ideas and the impact they would have on women if he were elected.
Tell the Senate to vote No on the SAVE America Act.