Working Moms: Working for All of Us

By Sarah Pierz on 12/21/2011 @ 03:15 PM

Tags: Amy Klobuchar, Kirsten Gillibrand

When women are running for office they are often asked, “How can you campaign and still take care of your family?” This is a question few (if any) male candidates are asked. Being a working mom takes balance and the ability to multi-task and prioritize. The EMILY’s List women prove it every day. Just the other day, Working Mother released their list of the Most Powerful Moms in Washington, DC for 2011 and some familiar – and deserving – faces make the list.

Saluting the Ladies of the Senate

By Karyn Bruggeman on 12/08/2011 @ 01:00 PM

Tags: Kirsten Gillibrand, Debbie Stabenow, Maria Cantwell, Amy Klobuchar, Claire McCaskill, Mazie Hirono, Tammy Baldwin, Shelley Berkley, Barbara Boxer, Kay Hagan

Earlier this week, I had the delight of joining the EMILY’s List community gathered in D.C. to celebrate what is shaping up to be a historic year for women in politics – with half the senate women up for re-election, and strong challengers and candidates for open seats – this is the most Democratic women we’ve seen running for the senate, ever.

Child Care & Paid Family Leave Are Worse in Bad Economy

By Sarah Burris on 11/16/2011 @ 05:15 PM

Tags: Carolyn Maloney, Amy Klobuchar, Women leaders, Women's rights

Paid family leave and affordable child care have long been inadequate in this country, and the constraints of the recession are making them even more so. Read more about what the situation is like for parents these days and what our Democratic women leaders are going to do about it.

Gender Equality in Higher Education is More Complicated Than You Think It Is

By Miriam Vishniac on 09/13/2011 @ 09:45 AM

Tags: Feminism, Why Women, Tammy Baldwin, Amy Klobuchar, Maria Cantwell, Suzanne Bonamici, Dina Titus

The Stanford Center for Teaching and Learning recently sent out a report from the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) that details the gender inequality in higher education. Guess what? It still exists.

EMILY's List Women Respond to 9/11

By Sarah Burris on 09/12/2011 @ 08:45 AM

Tags: Claire McCaskill, Amy Klobuchar, Kirsten Gillibrand, Lois Frankel, Ann Kirkpatrick, Kathy Hochul, Mazie Hirono

The elected members of the EMILY's List family hold powerful positions in their roles in the House and Senate, some directly working with Armed Services, the Intelligence Committee, and Homeland Security. Their leadership on these issues have gone a long way to help make America safer and care for our troops and veterans in the wake of 9/11. Here are some of their statements on the 10th anniversary of that horrible day.

Klobuchar Stands Up for Minnesota so Minnesotans Support Klobuchar

By Sarah Burris on 08/23/2011 @ 12:04 PM

Tags: Amy Klobuchar, MN-SEN, Klobuchar

This week Senator Amy Klobuchar got a new opponent in her upcoming 2012 reelection. Joe Arwood, a first-term member of the St. Bonifacius City Council announced his campaign against Sen. Klobuchar Monday afternoon. He joins state Rep. Dan Severson who has been running since May.

PHOTOS: Candidates hit the pavement to celebrate July 4th

By Hilary Nachem on 07/07/2011 @ 10:18 AM

Tags: Amy Klobuchar, Janice Hahn, Maria Cantwell, Ann McLane Kuster, Tarryl Clark

Each cycle, EMILY's List hosts numerous trainings for audiences ranging from recent college graduates to women preparing for their first down-ballot campaign. The EMILY’s List Training Program has received broad acclaim as one of the best in the nation. Graduates have gone on to play leading roles in critical races across the country for House, Senate, governor – even president. And occasionally, they end up on an EMILY's List race that brings them back into our circle.

Amy Klobuchar: advocating for pregnant women's health

By Elizabeth Arzt on 04/01/2011 @ 03:30 PM

Tags: Amy Klobuchar, U.S. Senate, Why Women

EMILY’s List alum Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) are urging the Federal Trade Commission to launch an investigation into a potential case of price gouging after a drug treatment used in high risk pregnancies dramatically increased in cost.

McCaskill & Klobuchar: fighting for sexual assault survivors in our military

By Elizabeth Arzt on 03/31/2011 @ 03:00 PM

Tags: Claire McCaskill, Amy Klobuchar, U.S. Senate, Why Women

We’re so proud of EMILY’s List Senators Claire McCaskill and Amy Klobuchar for introducing the “Support for Survivors Act,” legislation that seeks to protect service members who are victims of rape.

Jennifer Siebel Newsom on women in power & the media

By Lisa McIntire on 02/18/2011 @ 01:50 PM

Tags: Sexism, Women leaders, Why Women, Amy Klobuchar, Barbara Mikulski, Dianne Feinstein

At the Athena Film Festival at Barnard College last week, I was thrilled to watch the compelling new documentary called "Miss Representation," which addresses the many problems of our media's portrayals of women, including women in leadership. I had the chance to speak with Jennifer Siebel Newsom, who wrote and directed the film.

How did you become politically active?

By Jeanne Duncan on 01/26/2011 @ 11:20 AM

Tags: Stand Up to Serve, Jan Schakowsky, Amy Klobuchar

When we're getting ready to write a candidate's profile for EMILY's List, the first question we ask is 'when and how did you become politically active?" Among the sometimes predictable answers are some real gems.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar gets it: helping American families

By Hilary Nachem on 01/19/2011 @ 02:15 PM

Tags: Amy Klobuchar, MN-Sen

We first supported Sen. Klobuchar in her winning race for the Senate in 2006. Today, she's the senior Senator from Minnesota and a great leader for working families and consumers in the Senate. Sen. Klobuchar hosted "Innovation Summit" yesterday at University of Minnesota. She brought together business experts from the heads of her state's major employers to discuss growing the economy and putting American men and women back to work.

Sen. Klobuchar knows her history

By Hilary Nachem on 07/02/2010 @ 01:15 PM

Tags: Amy Klobuchar, MN-Sen, Why Women, Women's Rights

Klobuchar, Murray promote job training for veterans

By Emily on 11/16/2009 @ 04:40 PM

Tags: Amy Klobuchar, Patty Murray, US Senate

“When our soldiers sign up for service, there isn’t a waiting line and there shouldn’t be a waiting line when they come home and need a job."

Democratic women senators unite behind health care reform

By Emily on 10/09/2009 @ 03:16 PM

Tags: Health Care, US Senate, Amy Klobuchar, Jeanne Shaheen, Kay Hagan, Debbie Stabenow, Barbara Boxer, Barbara Mikulski, Kirsten Gillibrand, Patty Murray

At EMILY's List, we believe that electing women to office is critical for creating a more representative, progressive democracy. And with women at the table, our issues are a top priority.

Women senators work to better women's health care coverage

By Emily on 10/01/2009 @ 11:03 AM

Tags: Health Care, US Senate, Womens Rights, Reproductive Rights, Jeanne Shaheen, Amy Klobuchar, Barbara Mikulski, Kay Hagan

We just love watching our women at work.

Klobuchar, Hagan work to keep students in school

By Emily on 09/08/2009 @ 11:22 AM

Tags: Amy Klobuchar, Kay Hagan, Education

For many students, better grades means better attendance at school -- and Senators Amy Klobuchar (MN) and Kay Hagan (NC) are ready to do something about it.

Senate Democratic women unite behind Sotomayor

By Emily on 08/06/2009 @ 02:05 PM

Tags: Sonia Sotomayor, US Supreme Court, US Senate, Kirsten Gillibrand, Amy Klobuchar, Debbie Stabenow, Jeanne Shaheen, Patty Murray

We already knew that the confirmation of Judge Sonia Sotomayor would be historic, but I love hearing it articulated by the women we helped elect to the Senate.

Klobuchar remarks on sexism in Sotomayor hearings

By Emily on 07/28/2009 @ 07:40 PM

Tags: Sonia Sotomayor, US Supreme Court, US Senate, Amy Klobuchar, Sexism

I'm glad to know I wasn't the only one bothered by Republicans' questioning about Judge Sonia Sotomayor's "temperament" during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings this month.

Klobuchar responds to Bachmann census boycott

By Emily on 07/22/2009 @ 09:30 AM

Tags: Amy Klobuchar, US Senate, Michele Bachmann, 2010 elections

Ever the voice of reason, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (MN) spoke out recently about the importance of filling out U.S. census forms, following Rep. Michele Bachmann's (MN-06) recent illogical rant to the contrary.