Women in the Cabinet

Women’s rights activists are energized by the recent appointments of Hillary Clinton as the Secretary of State, Janet Napolitano as the first woman to serve as the Secretary of Homeland Security, and Susan Rice as an ambassador to the UN. Since her days as the...

Record Marriage Gap among Women Voters

Unmarried women of all ages played a key role in the 2008 General Election – they were the largest block of the electorate, representing 26% of registered voters (one of every four voters!).  70% of unmarried women voting on November 4th cast their ballot for Barack...

LGBT Ballot Measures

While Election Day proved to be a happy one for advocates of reproductive justice, it also brought devastating defeats for the LGBT community and their allies. Four states, California, Florida, Arizona, and Arkansas, had measures on the ballot limiting the rights of...
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