Stephanie Schriock

Earlier this month, I got to see an incredible display of motherly love -- it was a reminder of just how strong that can be, and how much it can inspire us to do right in the world for the next generation. EMILY's List was giving Gabriel Giffords the We...

At the end of 2012 we could be faced with a nation that has zero Democratic women governors. Zero. For the first time in over 15 years. And that's not a step back that I am willing to take.

At EMILY's List, we work to elect Democratic...

I've been working in politics for a long time. I've read a lot of headlines and heard a lot of outlandish statements, but this one takes the cake. Yesterday, RNC Chairman Reince Priebus announced he is "doubling down" on his "war on caterpillars" remarks. You know, the ones...

Republicans have declared war on women -- congressional panels discuss birth control with no women in sight, and GOP-led legislatures all over the country are finding more creative ways to limit our access to health care. In this environment, you couldn't blame women for deciding that politics was not for...

Unprecedented. That's what they're calling the GOP's most recent attack on women in Arizona. I'm calling it unthinkable.

There is a bill making its way through the Arizona state legislature that would require women to prove to their boss that they need birth control in order to...

When I first heard Senators Roy Blunt and Scott Brown were trying to push an even more radical effort to deny women basic health care access than what we'd seen before, I knew in my gut it wasn't going to work. That amendment wasn't just bad policy -- it's bad...

The ideological attack on women's health that has taken center stage over the past few weeks makes clear -- yet again -- that the Republican agenda is incompatible with women's health and progressive American values. It's really that simple. The latest wave in the onslaught is an amendment by freshman...

Our country, under President Obama's leadership, is bringing the war in Iraq to an end, and our brave men and women are coming home. It's been a long road to get here, with champions both military and civilian.

I've been proud of the way Americans have been able to...

Where I come from, in Butte, Montana, we don't mince words. So I'm going to be straight up here: there is nothing more common sense than making sure all women have access to the full range of health care, including birth control, and nothing more contrary to our American spirit...

Last night as I watched the extraordinary story of Gabby Giffords and Mark Kelly, there were moments when my eyes filled up. Seeing those pictures of Gabby looking weak in the first weeks after the shooting and watching her struggle is hard. But there were more moments when my fist...

I'm a Montanan, so I've always liked my space. We're believers in freedom out in the West, and we can get prickly when people threaten what's ours. So it's interesting that tonight, when Republicans debate their proposed limitations on our rights, they'll do it in the West. And I'm thrilled...

This post was co-authored by Ellen R. Malcolm, EMILY's List Founder and Chair of the Board.

They say a picture is worth a thousand words -- and sometimes those words create a loud roar that changes the future of our country.

20 years ago today, Anita Hill's testimony...

This post was co-authored by Mary Bell, President, Wisconsin Education Association Council.

Today, Wisconsin voters will go to the polls and cast their ballots in the largest recall election in the state's history. So much is at stake, and we are proud of the hard work of our members, men...

There was much to be inspired by in Wisconsin yesterday, where voters headed to the polls to cast their ballots in the Democratic primaries for the largest recall elections in the state's history. What gets me fired up the most is that of the six Republican senators who backed Governor...

Just a month ago, not too many people in Washington were paying any attention to upstate New York. It was just another sleepy special election, in just another safe Republican seat. But EMILY's List was watching.

We already knew Kathy Hochul -- and what a strong campaigner she was. And...

Maybe they didn't hear us the first time.

Republican leaders passed a budget so backwards and unacceptable to women and families that women in the Senate had to stand up and say no. And the Senate voted it down. But Republicans didn't listen.

We're ready to say it...

Every now and then in this job, I get asked why it matters that we elect more Democratic women to Congress, as opposed to more progressives, or just more Democrats.

The obvious answer is gender parity. Women make up an appallingly small 17 percent of Congress, and girls in...

Democratic women did well in the 2010 elections. They held on to more of their seats than their male counterparts, four of the nine new House freshmen are women, and the victories of Barbara Boxer and Patty Murray are largely credited with Democratic retention of the Senate. But the overall...

Let's talk about where you and I will find ourselves if we don't roll up our sleeves, get the vote out, and re-elect Democratic women to Congress: we'll be living in John Boehner's America. Make no mistake -- if Republicans succeed in their efforts, discouraging women voters and taking away...

That old phrase "the company you keep" has been on my mind lately. A few weeks ago, EMILY's List launched a campaign to highlight the extremist agenda of Sarah Palin and her candidates. We asked for women's perspectives, and boy, did we get it. Along with the quarter...