Women's rights

In 2000, Congress passed a provision requiring the SBA to award 5% of contracts to women owned businesses

May 1, 2008 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Barack Obama today sent the following letter to the head of the Small Business Administration (SBA), Steven Preston, objecting to the SBA's proposed rule, entitled Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contract Assistance procedures, which would do little or nothing to rectify the underrepresentation of and discrimination against women owned businesses in government contracting awards.

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Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Would Restore Fair Rule for Filing Claims of Pay Discrimination

April 23, 2008 -- Washington, DC—Senator Hillary Clinton spoke on the floor of the United States Senate today, urging the Senate to pass legislation to remove an obstacle that denies women and other workers a fair opportunity to seek redress when they are the victims of pay discrimination.

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Governor championed passage of Equal Pay Act to ensure women and men paid equal wages for equal work

February 4, 2008 -- CHICAGO – Illinois Governor Rod R. Blagojevich announced today that Illinois has won its first Equal Pay Act case in court resulting in thousands of dollars in owed wages for a female employee. The Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) found that Main Street Liquors located at 2000 W. Madison Street in Chicago violated the Act by paying a male clerk a higher wage for performing the same work as a female clerk formerly employed at the store. On Jan.    » read more »

January 12, 2008 -- LITTLE ROCK, AR -- The Right to Life of Montana Political Action Committee has endorsed former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee in the race for President of the United States.

"Governor Huckabee's stance on the sanctity of life has always been clear and consistent, without wavering. No candidate has a stronger record on the sanctity of life than Mike Huckabee," said State Chairman Steve Daines.    » read more »

Statement by Cecile Richards, President, Planned Parenthood Federation of America

NEW YORK CITY—In response to the resignation of United States Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) President Cecile Richards issued the following statement:    » read more »

August 27, 2007 -- This Sunday, Americans will celebrate Women's Equality Day to commemorate the passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution in 1920. The culmination of a 70-year struggle for women suffragists, the 19th Amendment guaranteed women the right to vote.

Democratic National Committee Women's Caucus Chair Mame Reily and DNC Vice Chairs Lottie Shackelford, Susan Turnbull and Linda Chavez-Thompson and DNC Secretary Alice Germond issued the following statement in celebration of Women's Equality Day:    » read more »

8/23/2007 -- In celebration of Women's Equality Day, Hillary Clinton for President is launching an online effort designed to educate and empower young women voters. "You've Got the Vote. Use It. Make History" will educate voters about the history of the struggle for women's suffrage, provide them with the resources to make their vote count, and inform them about Hillary's career of leadership and record as an advocate for change.    » read more »

19 Events in Honor of the 19th Amendment to be Held this Weekend Across Iowa

8/23/2007 -- DES MOINES, IA – Iowans for Hillary will celebrate Women’s Equality Day by holding 19 events in honor the of 19th Amendment, a cornerstone of the Women’s Equality Movement which gave every woman in America the right to vote. When the amendment was signed into law 87 years ago, Americans needed leaders with the strength, leadership and political will to fight for equality, and Iowans for Hillary has assembled a few of this generation’s leaders to celebrate this important weekend.    » read more »

August 23, 2007 -- Michigan Governor Jennifer M. Granholm announced a Certificate of Tribute to honor Women's Equality Day on August 26, 2007. The observance of Women's Equality Day not only commemorates the passage of the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote, but also calls attention to women's continuing efforts toward full equality.    » read more »

July 3, 2007 -- Wall Street Journal Gets A New Answer After Debate When Giuliani
Said It Was “OK” If Roe Was Overturned, Or If It Wasn’t

Here we go again. After months of shifting his rhetoric on abortion, even contradicting himself during a single debate, Rudy Giuliani has apparently come up with a new one. When asked about whether or not Roe v. Wade should be overturned, Giuliani said "I don't answer that because I wouldn't want a judge to have to answer that." [Interview with Wall Street Journal editorial board, 6/25/07]

Can I Have A Do-Over?    » read more »

June 25, 2007 -- Trenton, NJ - New Jersey Governor Jon S. Corzine and First Assistant Attorney General Anne Milgram announced today that the Attorney General’s Office - Division of Criminal Justice has awarded more than $980,000 in Federal Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) money to strengthen victim service programs in New Jersey.    » read more »

Nation’s Leading Reproductive Health Care Advocate and Provider Mobilizing Activists Nationwide to Demand TV Networks Promote Safer Sex Messages

NEW YORK— In response to news reports today that the FOX and CBS television networks have refused to broadcast condom advertisements, Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA), the nation’s leading reproductive health care advocate and provider, is calling on FOX, CBS and the other major networks to use their influence to promote responsible decision making, like using condoms to prevent unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitte    » read more »

June 13, 2007 -- LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe has named Candace Franks of Little Rock as the new commissioner of the Arkansas State Bank Department.

Franks, 54, will be the first woman to serve as Arkansas Bank Commissioner. She is a 27-year veteran of the Bank Department, hired in 1980 as the Department’s General Counsel and then named Deputy Bank Commissioner in 1995.    » read more »

Bill Will Remove Barrier Created by Yesterday's Supreme Court Decision

May 30, 2007 -- Washington, DC - Senators Edward Kennedy (D-MA), Tom Harkin (D-IA), Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY), and Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) today announced that they will introduce legislation next week to ensure that workers are able to enforce their legal right to equal pay. The bill will remove a technical hurdle created by yesterday's Supreme Court ruling in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company that will make it far more difficult for women and others to receive equal pay for equal work.    » read more »