Tag Archives: Policy
Friday Roundup: How the sequester cuts will affect women, access to reproductive health
TweetThere’s not much to say about the sequester that hasn’t already been said (except, maybe, “Don’t ask me, I’m no sequexpert.” Ok, now that’s taken care of.) But hey, I’m just a blogger on a Friday afternoon trying to meet you where you’re at. And where you’re at is in sequester hell, whether you know [...]
Senate proposes bipartisan plan for immigration
TweetLaunching a ramped up effort to prioritize immigration reform under the Obama administration–8 Senators (4 Republican and 4 Democrat) have proposed bipartisan plan to reform immigration law in this country. After four years of disastrous immigration law enforcement and border patrolling splitting up thousands of families, leaving children orphaned and subjecting undocumented immigrants to a slue of [...]
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‘God intended rape pregnancies’ and other unsurprisingly misogynistic GOP opinions
TweetUPDATE: Planned Parenthood Action Fund has called on Romney to revoke his Mourdock endorsement. UPDATE ADDENDUM: Romney ‘Disagrees’ with Mourdock’s comments, but stands by him as a candidate and will not pull his endorsement ads Good morning! It’s October 24, 2012, and Republicans still don’t believe that you should have any control at all over [...]
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Need paid sick leave? Feminists got your back.
Tweet “I was forced to ask my boss for some time off so I could take care of my sibling. When I asked for a few days of leave, my boss told me flat-out: if you go, don’t bother coming back.” These are the words of Ai Elo, a restaurant worker from Brooklyn and member [...]
Also tagged Activism, Feminism, gloria steinem, leaders, paid sick leave, susan sarandon, working families party Comments closed
Prominent women’s colleges unwilling to open doors to trans women