In a new letter from the National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence, the coalition of national, tribal, state, territorial and local organizations and individuals calls on Senators to re-authorize the Violence Against Women Act.
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Feminist Lawmakers in the House are Leading the Fight to Save Our Democracy
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has launched an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump—and women Representatives are leading the charge in Congress to uphold their Constitutional duty as safeguards of our democracy.
TAKE ACTION: Demand That Mitch McConnell Address Gun Violence
There have been 251 shootings in 2019. And all of them preventable. To say it is time to take action is a massive understatement.
Congressional Feminists Fire Back at “Blatantly Racist” Trump Tweets
“Despite [the president’s] attempts to marginalize us and to silence us, please know that we are more than four people. We ran on a mandate to advocate for and represent those ignored, left out and left behind. Our squad is big.”
Feminists are Fighting for Afghan Women on Capitol Hill
Feminist advocates last week met with leading lawmakers on Capitol Hill to amplify calls for an equitable peace process in Afghanistan being made by women on the ground.
Inside the “Long Overdue” Congressional Hearing on the Equal Rights Amendment
Feminist lawmakers, activists scholars and experts came together Monday for a momentous occasion: to speak out in support of the Equal Rights Amendment within the chambers of the House Judiciary Committee.
Congress is Convening the First Official Hearing on the ERA in Three Decades
“With issues of equality at the forefront of today’s conversations—with the #MeToo and Time’s Up movements, with the Women’s Marches and more women than ever before running for and being elected to office,” said Rep. Carolyn Maloney, “we have an extraordinary responsibility and opportunity to seize this moment and make lasting change by finally ratifying the ERA.”
Fresh, Feminist Voices are Exactly What Our Nation Needs Right Now
We as a nation will not survive if we continue to pass (or not pass) policies based on tired, antiquated thinking—and that’s why we need women like AOC and Ilhan Omar to ruffle feathers, rabble-rouse and continue causing good trouble.
Will Congress Fight for FGM Survivors?
The U.S. Attorney General decided not to appeal the Michigan case against Jumana Nagarwala—a doctor who may have subjected up to 100 girls to Female Genital Mutilation over a 12-year period. It’s now up to Congress to respond.
The State of Our Union: Feminists in Congress Vow to Fight on for Women’s Equality
Feminists from the House of Representatives, all dressed in “suffragette white,” came together Tuesday to sound the alarm on issues facing women across the country.