“Our message here today is quite simple,” said Rep. Speier while holding up a pocket-sized copy of the U.S. Constitution. “We want in.”
Jackie Speier
WATCH: Feminists Held Joseph Maguire Accountable During Today’s Whistleblower Testimony
“I’ve had an opportunity to investigate numerous other criminal cases—and never once, just for the record, Director Maguire, did I ever go to the suspect or defendant or the principal in those cases to ask them what I should do.”
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.
Congressional Lawmakers Want to Codify Title IX Protections for Campus Sexual Assault Survivors
“Today, we introduced The Title IX Protection Act for one reason: We aren’t going back.”
Women in Congress Reignite the Fight for the Equal Rights Amendment
Several U.S. Congresswomen, including Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), kicked off Women’s History Month last week with a special House session dedicated to renewing Congressional interest in passing the Equal Rights […]
5 Ways to Celebrate Women’s Equality Day!
In 1971, at the behest of then-Congresswoman Bella Abzug (D-N.Y.), Congress declared Aug. 26 the first ever Women’s Equality Day. The particular date was chosen to commemorate the final ratification of the […]
It’s Been 90 Years: Time to Pass the ERA!
Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and Jackie Speier (D-CA) gathered on the steps of the Supreme Court Thursday morning to demand that the Equal Rights Amendment finally pass. The congresswomen, along with […]
NEWSFLASH: Congresswoman Announces Plan for New Campus Rape Legislation
Sexual assault is rampant on college campuses across the U.S. As we wrote in the winter/spring 2014 issue of Ms., one in five women students will be assaulted during her […]
Feminist Heroes of 2013
It’s hard to not get discouraged at a time when women are still fighting for the right to control their bodies, same-sex relations are criminalized in 76 countries, rape culture […]
House Approves Bill to Protect Victims of Military Assaults
The House last week passed the Department of Defense Appropriations Act with two amendments pushed forth by Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.). The amendments, if passed through the Senate and signed […]