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Protecting Our Women in Uniform

Protecting Our Women in Uniform

By Congresswoman Chellie Pingree on 04/18/2012 @ 01:35 PM

Tags: Why Women, Chellie Pingree

Last year, I sat in my Washington office and listened to five women tell painful stories of how they had been sexually assaulted while in uniform. Each one of them had been a committed professional, each one had dreamed of a career in the military, each one had dedicated their life to serving our country. Each one was not only the victim of an assault, but also a victim of a very flawed system for responding to these attacks.

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Equal Pay Day 2012

Equal Pay Day 2012

By Alison McQuade on 04/17/2012 @ 03:35 PM

Tags: Why Women, Equal Pay

Today is Equal Pay Day. The sad fact is, in 2012, American women still earn only 77 cents on average for every dollar men make. This terrible wage gap has dire consequences for not only women, but for their families as well.

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Mo for Meng: Key Endorsements in NY-6

Mo for Meng: Key Endorsements in NY-6

By Jen Bluestein on 04/16/2012 @ 03:00 PM

Tags: Why Women, Grace Meng

Gridlock in Congress is gonna be no match for NY’s Grace Meng, one of EMILY’s List most recent endorsed candidates. Just today, Meng achieved the nearly impossible – bringing four, count ‘em, four likely candidates for Mayor in New York City together to agree on one critical thing: Grace Meng.

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Kathy Hochul: No Resting on Her Laurels

Kathy Hochul: No Resting on Her Laurels

By Lisa McIntire on 04/16/2012 @ 10:08 AM

Tags: Why Women, Kathy Hochul

Kathy Hochul's spectacular win in last May's special election was truly one for the books: a Republican congressman resigned in disgrace in a seemingly safe district, but Kathy grabbed the seat in an upset that reinvigorated Democrats and stunned the GOP. Perhaps someone else might have rested on her laurels after such an accomplishment, but Kathy Hochul did no such thing.

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Louise Slaughter's Landmark STOCK Act Signed into Law

Louise Slaughter's Landmark STOCK Act Signed into Law

By Lisa McIntire on 04/16/2012 @ 10:04 AM

Tags: Why Women, Louise Slaughter

Louise Slaughter is exactly the kind of fighter and reformer we need in Congress -- and she's shown it in her 25 year House career. She's been a champion for women's rights and consumers, and now she's been drawn into a competitive district. Louise needs our support right away, or else we risk losing one of the leading women in Congress.

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Honoring Gabby Giffords

Honoring Gabby Giffords

By Alison McQuade on 04/11/2012 @ 05:20 PM

Tags: Why Women, Gabby Giffords, We are EMILY

Have you heard? On April 24, EMILY’s List is honoring Gabby with our annual We are EMILY award, which recognizes women who have changed the face of political power and provided extraordinary leadership and inspiration to the EMILY’s List community and beyond.

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The War on Women wages on. And no, I’m not talking about caterpillars.

The War on Women wages on. And no, I’m not talking about caterpillars.

By Alison McQuade on 04/10/2012 @ 04:40 PM

Tags: Why Women, Kathleen Falk, Fair Pay

It’s 2012, and women are still making $0.77 for every $1 a man makes in the same job. And Scott Walker just made that wage gap easier to maintain and harder to prosecute.

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Women Working Together to ‘Rebuild America’

Women Working Together to ‘Rebuild America’

By Molly Kordas on 04/04/2012 @ 04:17 PM

Tags: Why Women, Rebuild America

Last week, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) introduced the Rebuild America Act which would expand opportunities and economic growth for women and families. The Rebuild America Act would improve economic security for women and families and provide Americans with the jobs and opportunities they need. The Act, praised by the National Partnership for Women and Families as “an ambitious, comprehensive bill that addresses the real issues facing America’s families,” covers many issues that EMILY’s List women have been fighting for throughout their careers.

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Why the Violence Against Women Act is about more than just violence against women

Why the Violence Against Women Act is about more than just violence against women

By Alison McQuade on 03/30/2012 @ 12:31 AM

Tags: Why Women, Violence Against Women Act, VAWA

No one is for violence against women, right? No one supports rape, domestic violence, stalking, or abuse. And yet, yesterday, the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) was voted down on political grounds.

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WATCH LIVE: Stephanie Schriock, Chelsea Clinton, Sandra Fluke & more join Glamour Magazine to talk about women running for office

WATCH LIVE: Stephanie Schriock, Chelsea Clinton, Sandra Fluke & more join Glamour Magazine to talk about women running for office

By Alison McQuade on 03/28/2012 @ 07:20 PM

Tags: Why Women, Stephanie Schriock, Glamour Magazine

We need more women in government. It’s plain and simple. Tonight, a rock star panel - hosted by Glamour magazine and Editor-in-Chief, Cindi Leive, moderated by Chelsea Clinton and featuring EMILY’s List President Stephanie Schriock, Sandra Fluke, Christine Quinn, Nicolle Wallace, Abby Huntsman Livingston, and Amy Holmes – will discuss getting more women involved in politics.

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Grace Meng: Ready to Make More History in New York

Grace Meng: Ready to Make More History in New York

By Lisa McIntire on 03/27/2012 @ 11:00 AM

Tags: Why Women, Grace Meng

New York Assemblywoman Grace Meng of Queens has an impressive list of superlatives already under her belt: she’s the only Asian-American currently serving in the New York State Legislature, as well as the youngest Asian-American ever elected there. She is the first Asian-American appointed to hold a cabinet position in her state’s Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic, and Asian Caucus. If elected, Grace will be the first Asian-American to serve New York in Congress.

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Elizabeth Warren:

Elizabeth Warren: "All of our victories in 2012 depend on the commitment of the EMILY's List community."

By Alison McQuade on 03/26/2012 @ 04:00 PM

Tags: Why Women, Elizabeth Warren

You know you're going to have a good week when it starts off with an email from Elizabeth Warren. She is trying to take the senate seat back from Tea Party darling, Scott Brown, and she knows how important EMILY's List support will be. In case you didn't get the email, you can check it out below. But don't miss out in the future. Sign up here.

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1,000 Women

1,000 Women

By Sarah Pierz on 03/23/2012 @ 06:27 PM

Tags: Why Women, POP

There’s a war being waged on the women of this country. Every day, in states from coast to coast, and in the halls of our nation’s capitol, Republican’s are launching attacks, trying to take away our rights. This week the outrageous actions of Republican-controlled state legislatures dominated the headlines as they promoted one extremist bill after another.

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12,858 Days and Counting

12,858 Days and Counting

By Meg Schwenzfeier on 03/23/2012 @ 05:49 PM

Tags: Why Women, Barbara Mikulski

Senator Barbara Mikulski first took office on January 3rd, 1977 as a member of the House of Representatives. On Saturday, she became the longest-serving woman in Congressional history, having served 12,858 days.

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On the anniversary of the Equal Rights Amendment

On the anniversary of the Equal Rights Amendment

By Tammy Baldwin on 03/22/2012 @ 02:20 PM

Tags: Why Women, ERA, Equal Rights Amendment, Tammy Baldwin

If you've picked up the newspaper, turned on the news, or visited this blog recently, you know the right-wing is waging a war on women. The extreme conservatives would rather debate reproductive freedom, women's health, or even topics like birth control that have been decided for decades, instead of talking about the issue on everyone's minds -- jobs And while the intensity of these renewed attacks may be unprecedented, sadly the overall assault is nothing new.

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When you legislate women’s bodies, they won’t vote for you

When you legislate women’s bodies, they won’t vote for you

By Alison McQuade on 03/21/2012 @ 07:40 PM

Tags: Why Women

Recently, we released a poll showing that nearly half of all voters would be less likely to vote for their member of congress if they supported the Blunt Amendment – which would have allowed employers to decide what kind of health care employees can have.

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Happy Affordable Care Act 2-Year Anniversary!

Happy Affordable Care Act 2-Year Anniversary!

By Alison McQuade on 03/20/2012 @ 07:20 PM

Tags: Why Women

Today is the 2-year anniversary of the passage of the Affordable Care Act. With all the legislation flying around the states aimed at vaginally probing women, restricting their access to comprehensive health care and dictating what they can and cannot do to their bodies, I’m happy to celebrate a piece of legislation that has done so much to actually help women.

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Look how far we’ve come

Look how far we’ve come

By Alison McQuade on 03/20/2012 @ 01:05 PM

Tags: Why Women

March is Women’s History Month, and while the GOP seems to think this means sending women’s rights back in history, it is actually an opportunity to celebrate all the achievements women have made throughout history.

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Video: Stephanie Schriock on The War Room with Jennifer Granholm

Video: Stephanie Schriock on The War Room with Jennifer Granholm

By Alison McQuade on 03/15/2012 @ 02:55 PM

Tags: Why Women, GOP War on Women

Stephanie Schriock, President of EMILY’s List, appeared on The War Room with host (and EMILY’s List alum!) Jennifer Granholm recently to talk about the radical Republicans’ outrageous attacks on women’s rights.

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Top 10 Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Attacks on Women’s Rights

Top 10 Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Attacks on Women’s Rights

By Alison McQuade on 03/14/2012 @ 10:50 AM

Tags: Why Women

The Right Wing decided it wanted to play Monday Morning Quarterback with my lady parts this year. It seems like an odd choice for a recreational activity, especially since there’s no legislative or medical reason to suddenly introduce radically restrictive and dangerous legislation on women’s health and bodies. Maybe someone should introduce them to Pinterest instead.

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