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Allyson Schwartz Picks Up Key Endorsement In Pennsylvania Race

The Huffington Post | John Celock | Posted 05.23.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Emily's List made its first official foray into 2014 gubernatorial politics Thursday by formally endorsing Rep. Allyson Schwartz (D-Pa.)...

Sabrina Siddiqui

Progressive Women's Group Spotlights Military Sexual Assault

HuffingtonPost.com | Sabrina Siddiqui | Posted 05.18.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- EMILY's List, the progressive women's advocacy group focused on electing Democratic women to public office, is spotlighting legislation ...

Washington Watch: Week 15

Linnie Frank Bailey | Posted 05.13.2013 | Black Voices
Linnie Frank Bailey

This week on the national scene -- the student loan crisis, and President Obama meets with two female heads-of-state. In the meantime, Emily's List launches a campaign for a woman president in America.

Laura Bassett

Progressive Group Launches Campaign For Female President

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 05.02.2013 | Politics

The progressive women's advocacy group EMILY's List launched a new campaign on Thursday called "Madam President," which aims to put women on the Democ...

PHOTO: Is This Ad Sexist?

Posted 04.30.2013 | Los Angeles

Political action committee EMILY's List's mission is to help elect pro-choice Democratic female candidates to office. Thus, it's ironic that the group...

Women's Leadership: Solving the Chicken and Egg Debate

Stephanie Schriock | Posted 04.10.2013 | Politics
Stephanie Schriock

Sheryl Sandberg is right -- we don't have enough women leaders. And she's right that it's a classic chicken and egg problem. No matter what the original cause of the problem is, getting more women to run for political office is a big part of the solution.

The Ryan Budget: This Is Why There Is a Gender Gap

Stephanie Schriock | Posted 05.14.2013 | Politics
Stephanie Schriock

A budget isn't just a bunch of numbers; it's a set of values that shows us a political party's vision for our country. It reveals whose side our leaders are on. And once again, Paul Ryan has made it crystal clear that he's not on the side of women and families.

Chris Christie Put 'On Notice' By EMILY's List For 'Appallingly Anti-Woman' Record

The Huffington Post | Nick WIng | Posted 02.25.2013 | Politics

EMILY's List, a Democratic advocacy group aimed at supporting the political campaigns of pro-choice women candidates, announced Monday that New Jersey...

The Clock Starts Now: Women Demand House GOP Action on VAWA

Stephanie Schriock | Posted 04.14.2013 | Politics
Stephanie Schriock

The Republican Party has plenty of backward policy positions, but I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around this one. VAWA is an important part of promoting the health, safety, and economic security of American women.

Laura Bassett

EMILY's List Recruits Women To Politics To Defend Roe v. Wade

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 01.22.2013 | Politics

In the small, fluorescent-lit conference room of a Marriott hotel in Northern Virginia, 16 women of varying ages gathered around a slide projector. So...

Building on 40 Years of Progress

Stephanie Schriock | Posted 03.23.2013 | Politics
Stephanie Schriock

Forty years after Roe v. Wade, pro-choice Democratic women have had unprecedented electoral success, and have been given a mandate to continue fighting for equal pay, education, and access to affordable healthcare that benefit women and families.

Victory Fund: Rethinking for the Future

Peter D. Rosenstein | Posted 01.16.2013 | Gay Voices
Peter D. Rosenstein

The time has come for the Victory Fund to take a look in the mirror and perhaps rethink their mission.

Laura Bassett

Behind Women's Victories: Democratic Operatives Reveal 2012 Strategy Secrets

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 11.14.2012 | Politics

Republicans have offered a number of possible explanations and excuses for their losses in the 2012 election, but one thing is clear: Groups like Plan...

The Words My Daughters and I Use to Describe This Election

Hayden Bixby | Posted 01.09.2013 | Women
Hayden Bixby

Newly-(re)elected dudes and sisters, please don't screw this up. There's still a lot of work to do.

Tuesday's Real Winners and Losers

Peter Dreier | Posted 01.07.2013 | Politics
Peter Dreier

The real winners and losers are the constituents and causes who did battle on the ground and on the airwaves, and whose lives and livelihoods will be influenced by what happens over the next four years and beyond.

GOP Plans for Women? Empty Binders

Stephanie Schriock | Posted 12.19.2012 | Politics
Stephanie Schriock

Watch the debates and learn more about EMILY's List's incredible pro-choice Democratic women. Because when you listen to what they have to say about things like healthcare access, equal pay, and economic security, your choice at the ballot box will be an easy one.

Laura Bassett

Anti-Abortion Group Attempting New 'Sting' Of Women's Advocacy Groups

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 10.16.2012 | Politics

An anti-abortion activist group notorious for its undercover "sting" operations on Planned Parenthood is currently attempting a similar secret investi...

Moms, Grandmothers, and Math

Stephanie Schriock | Posted 12.10.2012 | Politics
Stephanie Schriock

When Paul Ryan sits down to debate Joe Biden this week, he'll have some explaining to do. Why does his budget go after so many programs that have helped to grow and strengthen the middle class, including his own family?

Presenting the Clear Choice for Women

Stephanie Schriock | Posted 12.05.2012 | Politics
Stephanie Schriock

When we told them about the Republicans' attempt to block the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which 71 percent of them said was a convincing reason to not vote Republican, one woman spoke for millions across the country when she asked, "What is this, the Stone Age?"

Rise Of The Female Mega-Donor?

The Huffington Post | Emma Gray | Posted 09.28.2012 | Women

The gender gap may be starting to close ... when it comes to political donations, at least. The 2012 election cycle has focused largely on women v...

Todd Akin Is Not Backing Down, and We Won't Either

Stephanie Schriock | Posted 11.25.2012 | Politics
Stephanie Schriock

If women want to have access to health care, education, and economic opportunity, we can't let Akin win. The stakes couldn't possibly be higher.

The Hits, They Keep on Coming

Stephanie Schriock | Posted 11.21.2012 | Politics
Stephanie Schriock

Forcible rape. I don't think many people would have guessed that it would be one of the defining phrases of the 2012 elections. But, there's not much about today's Republican Party that any one of us could have seen coming.

Scott Brown 'Lying' About Abortion Stance?

Posted 09.20.2012 | Politics

The Following post first appeared on FactCheck.org. var addthis_product = 'wpp-261'; var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true};An abort...

Ashley Judd Says She Might Run For Office

Tres Sugar | Posted 09.06.2012 | Women

You know there are not enough women in Congress when lawmakers convene a panel on contraception that doesn't include a single woman — which happened...

It's All On the Table. That's What We're Talking About This Week

Stephanie Schriock | Posted 11.05.2012 | Politics
Stephanie Schriock

We can re-elect President Obama, who we've seen stand up for women time and time again. Or we can let a Romney/Ryan White House send us back to the Dark Ages.