Lauren Barbato writes on Ms. Magazine’s blog: “After an emotional 14-hour workday that included fist-fights between lobbyists and a walk-out by women Democrats, the Georgia House passed a Senate-approved bill Thursday night that criminalizes abortion aft…
Adam Liptak reports for The New York Times: “The Supreme Court on Monday ruled by a 5-to-4 vote that officials may strip-search people arrested for any offense, however minor, before admitting them to jails even if the officials have no reason to suspect…
Video of Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) speaking on her point of personal privilege regarding comments made by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) accusing her of telling an ‘outright lie’ when she asked ‘where are the women’ during a hearing on contraception with an…
Stephanie R. Thomas writes on Compensation Cafe: “Equal Pay Day is only a couple of weeks away. The discussion surrounding the gender pay gap is starting to pick up, and two researchers think they have a new explanation for the persistence of gender-rela…
Laura Bassett writes on Huffington Post: “As part of her floor speech pushing to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) on Wednesday, Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wis.) told the story of her own history of being sexually assaulted during her childhood a…
