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Democrats' Quiet Changes Pile Up

Wall Street Journal | JONATHAN WEISMAN | Posted 11.02.2009 | Politics

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While President Barack Obama still faces stiff headwinds on a range of major legislation on his agenda, he has been signing into law a slew of smaller...

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Meet My Mom

Meredith Lopez | Posted 09.26.2009 | Living

Read More: 1960s, Baby Boomers, Working Mothers, Birthdays, Civil Rights, Computers, Equal Pay, Grandmothers, Era, Television, Internet, Gay Rights, 60th Birthday, Feminists, Cell Phones, Technology, Living News
Meredith Lopez

My mom speaks out about turning 60.

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Talking about Personal Finances -- the Final Taboo?

Tanene Allison | Posted 09.06.2009 | Business

Read More: 401(K), Social Justice, Economics, Income Inequality, Money, Retirement, Working Women, Saving Money, Personal Finance, Recession, Equal Pay, Business News
Tanene Allison

Over the last forty years, we have turned a lot that was once taboo into less taboo conversation topics. And yet, it is still rare to hear open conversations about financial details.

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Another Slap for Feminism

Heather Wood Rudúlph | Posted 06.25.2009 | Living

Read More: Feminist Debate, Glass Ceiling, Equal Pay, Wage Gap, Feminism, Living News
Heather Wood Rudúlph

There's no doubt that women have to choose between family and a certain career tier. Adequate workplace policies just don't exist to give women the opportunity to do both. But taking issue with that fact isn't whining, it's advocating for progress.

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Green-collar Jobs: Equal Pay for Equal Work

Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins | Posted 05.29.2009 | Green

Read More: Green Collar Jobs, Green Collar Economy, Green Jobs, Green-Collar Jobs, Equal Pay, Equal Pay Day, Green News
Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins

We have a chance now to make pay equity real for women across the country. We can invest in a new, green economy that asserts the principles of pay equity from its very inception.

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Still Not Equal

Rep. Carolyn Maloney | Posted 05.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, 9/11 Families, Gender Discrimination, Lilly Ledbetter, 9/11 Victims, Equal Pay, Politics News
Rep. Carolyn Maloney

The original 9/11 victim compensation formula is an example of how women as young as our daughters, in this decade, are still facing the same obstacles we vowed to eradicate.

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How about a Fair Deal?

Caitlin Kraft Buchman | Posted 04.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Equal Pay for Equal Work, US Ratification of CEDAW, Women's Rights, International Women's Day, Fair Deal, Equal Pay, Politics News
Caitlin Kraft Buchman

International Women's Day falls on March 8th, this coming Sunday. In order to get a jumpstart on the conversation, how about institutionalizing a fair...

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President Obama Signs Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, But Challenges Remain

Carey Alexander | Posted 03.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, 111th Congress, Women's Rights, S. 181, Legislation, Civil Rights, President Obama, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, Congress, Equal Pay for Equal Work, Constitution, Lilly Ledbetter, National Campaign to Restore Civil Rights, Patricia Garrett, Worker's Rights, Equal Pay, Politics News
Carey Alexander

Though the Act is undeniably a tremendous victory for women and workers, it's far too soon to rejoice.

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Equal Stimulation: Why the Stimulus May Be Our Chance to Break into Non-Traditional Roles

Smita Satiani | Posted 03.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Women, Economic Stimulus Package, Stimulus, Feminism, Economy, Women in the Workplace, Women's Rights, Lilly Ledbetter, Equal Pay, Politics News
Smita Satiani

This is the chance to not only to invest in our economy, but in our women as well.

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Let's Hear it for the Girls

Candy Spelling | Posted 03.14.2009 | Business

Read More: Layoffs, Gender Gap, Annual Salary, USA Today, Salary, Equal Pay, Workplace Issues, Jfk, Job Market, Business News
Candy Spelling

For the first time ever in our country's history -- due in part to recent massive layoffs and cutbacks -- women will soon outnumber men in the full-time U.S. workforce. Equal numbers and equal pay?

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Goodyear, You Can Spare $360K for Lilly Ledbetter?

Joanne Bamberger | Posted 03.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Equal Pay, Joanne Bamberger, Gender Discrimination, Lilly Ledbetter, Punditmom, Fair Pay, Video, Politics News
Joanne Bamberger

Even though Lilly Ledbetter has become a standard bearer for the fight for fair pay for women, Lilly herself will never see a nickel of the money that she sued Goodyear Rubber & Tire for.

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Standing with the President on the the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act

Rep. Rosa DeLauro | Posted 03.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Women's Rights, Obama Administration, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, Lilly Ledbetter, Equal Pay, Obama First 100 Days, 100 Days, Politics News
Rep. Rosa DeLauro

I was so proud and honored to stand with my colleagues beside the president this morning as he put pen to paper, signed his name, and enacted the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act.

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How Congress Can Act Now for Economic Recovery -- And Simple Justice

Page Gardner | Posted 02.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Women's Rights, Lilly Ledbetter, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay, Paycheck Fairness Act, Wages, Economy, Fair Pay, Equal Pay, Politics News
Page Gardner

If concerned citizens call on Congress to take action now, the House and Senate are poised to pass two pieces of legislation that empower working women to challenge pay discrimination.

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Do I Inhale or Exhale?

Joanne Bamberger | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: 2008 Election, Reproductive Rights, Barack Obama, Equal Pay, Barack Obama 2008, President Obama, Barack Obama President, Election Results, Politics News
Joanne Bamberger

We did something truly amazing last night -- something I never thought I would see in my lifetime. As the states were being turned colors on the news networks maps, the red and the blue did begin to blend together.

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John McCain's Wrong Answers to Working Women's Questions--Now Give Him Your Answer at the Ballot Box

Gloria Feldt | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Air Quotes, Women, John McCain, Republican Platform, Reproductive Choice, Women Voters, Abortion Rights, Reproductive Rights, Questions for McCain, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, Reproductive Health, Presidential Debates, Sarah Palin, Samantha Bee, Abortion Ban, Abstinence Only, Women's Heath, Lilly Ledbetter, 2008 Presidential Race, Women and Politics, Teen Pregnancy, Abstinence Education, Birth Control, Economic Justice, Republicans, Equal Pay, Politics News
Gloria Feldt

It's time for real straight talk on how your policies affect real women, Senator McCain.

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Excuse Me, Senator McCain -- What I Want for My Daughter Isn't About Being Liberal or Conservative

Joanne Bamberger | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Birth Control, John McCain, Maternity Leave, Feminism, 2008 Presidential Race, Equal Pay, Sarah Palin, Politics News
Joanne Bamberger

Since we are both parents of daughters, I'm a bit confounded, Senator McCain, about your lack of interest in things that would benefit your girls directly.

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Obama Until November: Just Keep it Short, Simple and Sharpen Distinctions

Paul Abrams | Posted 11.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Tax Cuts, Equal Pay, Stock Market, Social Security, Economy, Barack Obama, Politics News
Paul Abrams

We are down to the wire, and droves of people, are starting to pay attention to the candidates. For Obama to bring this home, he ought to keep it simple and make the distinctions sharp.

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Candidates Stand Far Apart On Women's Issues

Dottie Lamm and Marilyn Van Derbur Atler | Posted 11.14.2008 | Home

Read More: Abortion, Taxes, John McCain, Senator McCain, Women's Issues, Senator Obama, Obama, Mccain, Barack Obama, Equal Pay, Mccain Women's Issues, Obama Women's Issues, Home News
Dottie Lamm and Marilyn Van Derbur Atler

Obama co-sponsored legislation to overturn a Supreme Court decision making it more difficult for women to challenge pay discrimination. McCain opposed the same legislation, calling it "a great burden on business."

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Peaceful Revolution: Mothers' Five Questions for Palin/Biden Debate

Nanette Fondas | Posted 11.02.2008 | Living

Read More: Fair Pay Restoration Act, Vice Presidential Debate, Childcare, Sarah Palin, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, Joe Biden, Healthcare, Family Rights, Equal Pay, Living News
Nanette Fondas

Let's ask our leaders to lead us toward solutions to the very real concerns mothers and families have today. Perhaps if we keep asking we will finally get an answer.

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A McCain Administration Would Set Women's Equality Back For Decades

Cristóbal Joshua Alex | Posted 11.02.2008 | Home

Read More: Abortion, Violence Against Women Act, Equality, Women's Rights, Violence Against Women, Reproductive Rights, Abortion Rights, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Vice Presidential Debate, Sarah Palin, Morning After Pill, John McCain, Equal Pay, Home News
Cristóbal Joshua Alex

It is hard to imagine an America where women are worse off than they are after eight years of George W. Bush - but a McCain/Palin victory will absolutely take things from bad to worse.

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McCain's Record On Civil Rights Disappointing For Detainees

Gregory S. Evans | Posted 10.30.2008 | Home

Read More: Supreme Court, Women's Rights, John McCain, Affirmative Action, Guantanamo Detainees, Race, Barack Obama, Civil Rights, Equal Pay, Home News
Gregory S. Evans

In his April speech on racism, Barack Obama argued that some issues in this election "reflect the complexities of race in this country that we've neve...

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Women May Be Most Affected By Economic Crisis And Election

Susan Kelley-Stamerra | Posted 10.27.2008 | Home

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Susan Kelley-Stamerra

If women aren't looked after in this election, in this economic environment, the losses will be substantial and lasting.

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The Irony of Success: Feminist Principles in Service of Anti-Feminist Ends

Kathryn Kolbert | Posted 10.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, John McCain, Roe vs Wade, Feminism, Equal Pay, Sarah Palin, Politics News
Kathryn Kolbert

Even ardent right-wing ideologues are embracing the feminist notion that a woman can simultaneously be a mother and pursue a career at the highest levels. But it's a jarring conversion.

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More Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Please

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Her performance was so strong and so well focused that it would be foolish not to immediately send her out on the campaign trail and/or to as many television interviews as she can squeeze into her schedule.

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Friday Talking Points [46] -- Moose Poop!

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.06.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Sarah Palin has already singlehandedly introduced several terms into our political lexicon. "Hockey mom" is probably the most recognizable of these. ...

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