Democrat Wendy Davis blasted her Republican rival in the Texas governor’s race last Monday for saying he would veto a law that would make it easier for women to sue their employers over pay discrimination. “This Texas gal is calling you out,” she told about 160 cheering supporters at Scholz’s Beer Garden in Austin. She […]
A student at Oxford University, Jeanne Marie Ryan, was beaten after confronting a man who groped her in a nightclub. Ryan told the man her actions were “completely unacceptable” and was punched seven times, having her nose broken in the process. Deciding to take action, she posted a selfie on Facebook along with the following […]
Jimmy Carter’s post-presidency has been filled with numerous achievements culminating in the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize. He joins HuffPost Live in-studio to discuss his latest book, “A Call To Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power.” According to the Carter Center: The book builds on the work of faith leaders and courageous human rights defenders who […]
President Obama spoke at Orlando’s Valencia College on Thursday, calling for equal pay for women. “Women are still earning just 77 cents on every dollar that a man does. Women with college degrees may earn hundreds of thousands of dollars less over the course of her career than a man at the same educational level, […]
The Carter Center announced this week that former President Jimmy Carter is releasing a new book on March 25th entitled “A Call To Action” which urges the end of discrimination and abuse against women, “calling it the number one challenge in the world today.” The book builds on the work of faith leaders and courageous […]