Save #VAWA! Pass the Violence Against Women Act: A HERVotes Blog Carnival
Photo via AAUW by Eleanor Smeal, Feminist Majority Foundation and Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, MomsRising.org UPDATE (2/28/2013): VICTORY! The House of Representatives decided to stand with students,...
View ArticlePrioritizing Campus Safety
There is a crisis at colleges and universities across the nation. In just the first six weeks of 2013, a Huffington Post survey found 75 instances of sexual assaults reported on college campuses. This...
View ArticleAdvocating for an Inclusive VAWA
by Amanda Reed, Communications Intern at the National Organization for Women On Feb. 12, the Senate passed an inclusive version of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) that would include provisions...
View ArticleThis Season’s Paul Ryan? Eric Cantor Takes On VAWA
By Terry O’Neil, National Organization for Women House Majority Leader Eric Cantor is a powerful player on Capitol Hill who has pretty much flown under the radar with the general public. But I predict...
View ArticleHERvotes Blog Carnival: #StandUpforWomen! Defeat the Ryan Budget
by Eleanor Smeal, Feminist Majority Foundation and KristinRowe-Finkbeiner, MomsRising.org Tomorrow the House of Representatives will vote on the Ryan Budget. It is devastating to women’s advancement...
View ArticleNo Copay Day and You
American women should be celebrating today because an important provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is going into effect. Birth control will officially be available to women with no copay, as...
View ArticleREGISTER TO VOTE! It’s not too late…YET!
Voter registration day may be coming to a close…but you still have time to register! Most voter registration deadlines are in early October though, so you don’t have much time left! In 2008, six...
View ArticleKnow Your November Ballot: Reproductive Rights
In the weeks leading up to Election Day, Ms. will be outlining state ballot initiatives and referenda of major significance to women. I know what you’re (wishfully) thinking: By 2012, American women...
View ArticleIt’s Election Day! Find Out Where and How to Vote and What’s at Stake
It's Election Day! We've got some helpful tools that will guide you through voting and the measures you might decide on your ballot. No related posts.
View ArticleOne Vote Splits the Virginia State House Between Democrats and Republicans
On Tuesday, a ballot recount over a contested seat in the Virginia House of Delegates ended in a one-vote victory for Democratic candidate Shelly Simonds, resulting in a 50-50 split of the state house...
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