Wily Wendy: Media, Political Opponents Employ Sexist Rhetoric Against Wendy Davis Campaign

Candice Bernd writes for Truth Out: “Soon after her gubernatorial campaign pulled in a fundraising boost, the Dallas Morning News reported during the weekend on discrepancies in Texas Sen. Wendy Davis’ life story. Her opponents and right-wing pundits hav…

Celebvocate: Kelly Rutherford on equal rights in family court

Actress Kelly Rutherford attends a lunch in honor of the NOW Foundation for its work in the family court system.

NOW President: Attacks on Roe v. Wade being fought at all levels

Carmen Russell writes for Voice of Russia: “This week, The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a review of a decision striking down an Oklahoma abortion law.” Interview with NOW president, Terry O’Neill, available at the link.

Social Security benefits may be on table in budget talks

Kevin G. Hall and William Douglas write for McClatchy-Washington Bureau: “With congressional budget negotiations moving behind closed doors, one item apparently on the table is changing the way cost-of-living adjustments are calculated for seniors, veter…

Women hit Statehouse to protest new abortion restrictions

Alex Fesler writes for The Columbus Dispatch: “Women’s advocates want Gov. John Kasich to know they do not support the health-care legislation that was part of the state budget and that they are not alone.”