Here at EMILY’s List, we spend a lot of time talking about the importance of having women at the table. Last night, twenty outstanding American women took that idea literally – not for the first time – as they gathered to have dinner and to discuss sensible solutions to the country’s most pressing issues.
EMILY’s List candidates have been hitting the road and gearing up the grassroots around the issues that really matter to women and families. Check out what they’ve been up to over the past week!
EMILY's List Celebrates Election of the Largest Number of Women to Congress in History
From the first woman Speaker of the House to historic highs for Democratic women in Congress and state offices to surges in women voting that put Democrats on top in races across the country – EMILY's List members helped make this midterm election into the Year of Democratic Women.
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.
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.
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. Before voting on Sotomayor's Supreme Court nomination, Senator Amy Klobuchar made clear she believes the confirmation process of Judge Sonia Sotomayor dealt with blatantly sexist undertones. From the Minnesota Independent:
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.
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. I went back over a few today and found this:
