Renowned feminist Gloria Steinem sits down with “Say Anything!” host Joy Behar to share her thoughts on whether Hillary Clinton will run for president in 2016 and how the Republican Party platform has grown more extreme in terms of women’s rights, noting that women didn’t leave the Republican Party, “the party left them”.
“This week, the United States signed a new Declaration on Women’s Participation. Next year, we should each announce the steps we are taking to break down economic and political barriers that stand in the way of women and girls. That is what our commitment to human progress demands.” President Obama’s Address to the United Nations […]
Rep. Joe Walsh spoke to a crowd in Addison, IL, on Sept. 8th and leveled an attack on Sandra Fluke, the Georgetown Law student who has been an outspoken advocate for no-cost birth control for women. Walsh even said that it’s “embarrassing” that women like Fluke feel “entitled” to no-cost birth control. Transcript: How about […]
Lilly Ledbetter, women’s equality leader and namesake of the ‘Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act’, spoke at the 2012 Democratic National Convention about her experience fighting for equal pay, her eventual defeat in court, and the passage of her namesake act, which was the first bill signed into law by President Obama. You can watch the […]
One of the leaders on the War on Women is Paul Ryan. If you want to know what Paul Ryan stands for, this video by UniteWomen.org gives you the breakdown. Paul Ryan has consistently voted against women’s rights and privilege since he has been in office and has authored bills stripping women of basic human […]