Alison Bowen, Author at Women's eNews

For Street Vendor, Another Holiday in Shadows

By Alison Bowen ● Politics ● December 23, 2009

In New York City, a food vendor celebrates her 20th Christmas without the documentation she needs to visit family back in Mexico. To her, the warm rice and hot tamales that she cooks and sells preserve the cultural connection every day.

Fair Pay Springs Back Onto Agenda of NY Lobbyists

By Alison Bowen ● Uncategorized ● December 22, 2008

An Obama-era Congress will have at least two chances to act against wage discrimination next year. That raises the hopes of some New York activists, but they say they’ll continue to lobby for similar state legislation, just in case.

House Races Push Women’s Numbers to New High

By Alison Bowen ● Politics ● November 6, 2008

Election Night nudged up the female composition of the next U.S. House of Representatives by three lawmakers, to a record 74. But the political gender gap remains wide, with women’s share of the House staying at 16 percent.

Women Approach ‘Critical Mass’ in House

By Alison Bowen ● Politics ● November 5, 2008

Women could reach 20 percent of the House of Representatives this election. It all depends on the 133 women running as major-party nominees. A Democratic tide could help four of them win upsets in Ohio, South Carolina and Florida.

Latina PAC Moves to Obama as Others Bid for McCain

By Alison Bowen ● Employment ● October 27, 2008

Latina groups are calling voters and knocking on doors for both Obama and McCain. Members of pro-Obama Latina PAC adored Hillary Clinton, but spent the summer getting over it. Latinas for McCain like their candidate’s anti-abortion stance.

Whistleblower Claims Custody Verdict Was Reprisal

By Alison Bowen ● Crime & Law ● October 6, 2008

Plenty of women are whistleblowers. And plenty lose custody unjustly. But a case in Florida is a rare double whammy, Michele Egan-Byron says. She lost custody of her son after she exposed wrongdoing at work.

Crisis Likely to Deepen Women’s Poverty in New York

By Alison Bowen ● Employment ● September 25, 2008

The woes of mega banks and U.N. proceedings dominated headlines this week while social-justice activists gathered in the nation’s financial capital to discuss the intensifying pressures on low-income women struggling for survival.

Laura Flanders Takes New Show on the Road

By Alison Bowen ● Arts & Culture ● September 8, 2008

Laura Flanders just took GRITtv–her new TV show about politics and art–to the Democratic convention and as usual women got plenty of air time. “We integrate women with a feminist perspective into all of our discussions,” Flanders says.

Code Pink Flies Its Colors at Conventions

By Alison Bowen ● Politics ● September 5, 2008

The back-to-back political conventions offer female anti-war protesters in Code Pink a chance to showcase their particular brand of daring and endurance. This week two members tried to upstage Sarah Palin and two more disrupted John McCain’s speech.

Female Pols Push Fair Pay in Checklist for Change

By Alison Bowen ● Politics ● August 28, 2008

Women in both chambers of Congress issued political checklists and set their agendas during the Democratic convention. Equal pay is a top concern for female lawmakers but they also promoted party issues with an eye to the election.

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