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Sanders Puts $15 Minimum Wage to Super Tuesday Test

By Sharon Johnson ● Politics ● March 15, 2016

The Vermont senator’s $15 federal minimum wage proposal could be a big issue for voters in today’s Democratic primaries who have seen their incomes decline. “The financial pressures on women have been tremendous,” says a researcher in Ohio.

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Women of Color, Working Families Projected to Play Big Role in Nevada Caucuses

By Madhuri Sathish ● Politics ● February 19, 2016

With the caucuses fast approaching on Feb. 20, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are focusing their campaigns on issues that impact families, health and communities of color.

Older Feminists Owe Millennial Women a Choice

By Madhuri Sathish ● Commentary ● February 9, 2016

Recent comments by Gloria Steinem and Madeleine Albright about Hillary Clinton vs. Bernie Sanders show a lack of confidence in younger feminists. Steinem’s infuriating transphobic comments have also been largely ignored.

Hillary Clinton Struggles to Excite Millennial Women

By Madhuri Sathish ● Politics ● January 29, 2016

With the Iowa caucus fast approaching on Feb. 1, eyes are turning to millennial women and whether the Democratic frontrunner can win the support of these younger voters, who are polling in favor of the insurgent Bernie Sanders.

Need to Know: 2 Gaps in Federal Gun Law on Domestic Abuse

By WeNews Staff ● Crime & Law ● October 6, 2015

The U.S. already has a federal law called the Domestic Violence Offender Gun Ban, better known as the Lautenberg Amendment. So why isn’t that enough? Here are two big reasons.

What Stand Will Hillary Take on Campus Rape Law?

By Ann Marie Cunningham ● Politics ● September 28, 2015

Some safety activists hail CASA, the bipartisan bill currently knocking around the Senate, as a means of curbing campus rape. But others see it as a dangerous threat to the rising and stronger protections of Title IX in this area. Will Clinton’s proposal take sides?

Clinton, Palin Gender Strategies Flopped in 2008

By Regina G. Lawrence & Melody Rose ● Uncategorized ● June 13, 2014

Though neither strategy worked, Clinton and Palin used a mix of feminine and masculine messages in their campaigns, say Regina G. Lawrence and Melody Rose in this excerpt from the anthology “Women and Elective Office.”

Clinton Says Roles Improving; Mass Assaults in Egypt

By WeNews Staff ● Uncategorized ● June 13, 2014

Prospects and the appreciation for women’s roles are improving everywhere from Liberia to Japan, says Hillary Clinton. Yet, during celebrations for Egypt’s new president, Tahrir Square was the site of a series of sexual assaults.

‘B-Word’ Bashes Young Women’s Political Aspiration

By Caryl Rivers & Rosalind C. Barnett ● Commentary ● March 14, 2014

If you want to know why younger women are shying away from political bids just look at how Hillary Clinton and Wendy Davis are still being subjected to a double standard on toughness. The media has a role in stopping this.

Iraqi Candidates Step Up; Sex Assault Bill Fails

By WeNews Staff ● Uncategorized ● March 8, 2014

About 3,000 Iraqi female candidates are preparing to start campaigning for parliamentary elections, a record high. Also this week, the Senate rejected a bill to remove military commanders from decisions over the prosecution of sexual assault cases in the armed forces.