Feminism

If you didn’t see Tuesday's brilliant documentary, Makers, on PBS last night, I encourage you to stop what you’re doing and watch right now.

Alicia Keys' "Girl on Fire" was on loop today during EMILY's List 2013 Inauguration Brunch. Go ahead and push play on the video while you read this recap. It'll help get you fired up. I'll wait...
      
       

Our Candidates

Michele Bachmann keynoted the Smart Girl Summit last night. And honestly? After a day of some real speechifying, she was kind of a letdown.

Of course, once you've been called a neo-Nazi freak of nature, it's hard to really get into the spirit of things.

Her speech was short -- less than 10 minutes -- and she rushed out without taking pictures or speaking to any of her fans. Remember the women who traveled from all over the country to see her? They didn’t get their money's worth.

Last Friday, women activists used 21st century technology to promote the right to use a 20th century invention: social media and cars.

When will these Tea Party Republicans stop their War on Women? Congressman Cliff Stearns, the Florida Republican who chairs a House oversight subcommittee, has set his sights on Planned Parenthood, conducting a far-reaching investigation against one of the most important providers of health care to American women.

EMILY's List intern Jamie has been faithfully reporting from inside the Smart Girl Summit all day. She's met some really nice women. In fact, aside from the speakers, who seem a tad peeved, she's met NOTHING but nice women.

She was ok with it when kick-off speaker Dana Loesch called her a trust-fund socialist and an old, irrelevant feminist. She didn't take it personally, because Dana was talking about ALL liberal women. Bad for the rest of us, but easier for Jamie for sure.

I first learned about GOP-backed H.R. 3, the bill that would redefine rape, last week from Nick Baumann’s reporting in Mother Jones, and like so many others, I was shocked, upset, and – make no mistake – angry.

Last week, EMILY's List hosted a panel of brilliant women who work as part of the greater movement to end gender discrimination in politics and raise awareness of women's issues in our culture. The panel included the two authors of Manifesta: Young Women, Feminism, and the Future, Jennifer Baumgardner and Amy Richards; as well as Jehmu Greene, president of the Women’s Media Center.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is making headlines during her trip to Africa this week, particularly as she fights to end sexual violence against women and empower women across the continent.

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