Obama and Women

Sexual Politics and Family Values: Let's Get It Right

Susan Ochshorn | Posted 05.14.2012

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Susan Ochshorn

With all due respect to Obama, whose support for women is welcome, we're so beyond the question of free civic discourse. That we're quibbling about the right to contraception in 2012 is terrifying.

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Presidential Report Card: How Much Has Obama Really Done For Women?

Allison Gaudet Yarrow | Posted 10.28.2011

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Allison Gaudet Yarrow

Friday, in a White House press release celebrating the 91st anniversary of women's suffrage in the U.S., President Obama declared: "The 19th Amendme...

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Obama Tells Woman "I Don't Want You To Think I'm Getting Fresh"

Huffinton Post/CNN | Posted 05.25.2011

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Barack Obama appeared to have a bit of an awkward moment when his pants started vibrating during a campaign stop. The Senator was quick to point out h...

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