Women\'s Issues
House to Vote on Pay-Equity Bill Friday
Lilly Ledbetter is coming back.
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) announced today that the chamber will vote Friday on legislation making it easier for workers to pursue payment-discrimination claims.
Study: Virginity Pledges Don’t Work
Confirming what many have been saying for years, a new survey finds that teenagers who pledge to forgo sexual activity until marriage were just as likely to engage in premarital sex as those who do not. Adolescents who take the pledge are also less likely than their peers to use birth control or condoms when [...]
Secretary of State: A Woman’s Job, Huh?
My friend Megan Carpentier at Jezebel watches in horror as Carol Jenkins, president of the Women’s Media Center, reacts to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s pending arrival at Foggy Bottom by saying “Secretary of State has become the women’s spot — a safe expected place for women to be.” As Megan writes:
Cabinet Watch: Janet Napolitano
PHOENIX — Popular Arizona Democratic Gov. Janet Napolitano is being mentioned as a potential top member of the Obama administration. Some say the former U.S. attorney would make a ‘great’ attorney general.
Palin’s Coded Anti-Abortion Support
In talking about kids with disabilities, the Alaska governor uses words and phrases generally associated with the anti-abortion movement, effectively reminding anti-abortion voters that she shares and supports their view.
The Torch Is Passed
The Alaska governor represents a new sort of female politician. Instead of Hillary’s Rodham Clinton’s out-policy-wonking the boys, Palin offers anti-elite common sense.
McCain Adviser: Fey’s SNL Spoof of Palin Was ‘Sexist’
When asked for her reaction to Tina Fey’s portrayal of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on “Saturday Night Live,” McCain campaign adviser Carly Fiorina told MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell today that the lampooning was, you guessed it, “sexist.”
Here’s the full quote:
Is Military Doing Enough for Sexual Assaults?
That was the question being asked at a grim congressional hearing this morning, “Sexual Assaults in the Military: Part II.”
Part I gained some notoriety when Dr. Kaye Whitley, director of the Pentagon’s sexual assault prevention and response office, defied a subpoena from the House oversight national security subcommittee and didn’t show up. Today Whitley, on [...]
Pig Lipstick and Sex-Ed
If there were any lingering doubts that Sen. John McCain has completely — and enthusiastically — abandoned his frequent pledge to run an “honorable campaign,” the events of the last 24 hours have laid them to rest.
First, there is the “lipstick on a pig” episode.
In case you missed it, it’s currently being discussed ad infinitum [...]
Palin Center Stage
VP candidate rose to power by looking out for No. 1. Now that she’s on the national stage, she could be back to politics as usual.
