Ninety-two women hold seats in the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives this Congress, a number down from the previous session — the first time that number has declined in 30 years. Women make up just over 17 percent of the Congress, which means the United States ranks 72nd in the world for women’s [...]
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Lilly Ledbetter at D.C. Rally
Posted in Sex Discrimination, Women & Economic Security, tagged Clinton, DeLauro, Fair Pay Act, Feminist Majority, Lilly Ledbetter, Mikulski, National Women’s Law Center, NOW, pay equity, Pelosi on July 18, 2008, | 2 Comments »
Yesterday, I headed to the Capitol and put on my teal AAUW “I am the face of pay equity” sticker. At the corner of Delaware and Constitution avenues in the “Senate Swamp,” I saw over 100 women from AAUW as well as our coalition partners (NOW, National Women’s Law Center, Feminist Majority, and others) waiting [...]
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