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Obama Promotes Family-Friendly Workplace Reforms

By WeNews Staff ● Uncategorized ● June 23, 2014

The full-day meeting explored a range of reforms to benefit working families. But the day also saw federal contractors walk off their jobs to protest the federal government’s role as the largest funder of low-wage jobs for working women and people of color.

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Speculation Builds on Hillary Clinton for President

By Hajer Naili ● Uncategorized ● April 11, 2013

As the former secretary of state returned to public view to address women’s empowerment conferences, pollsters and pundits saw strong odds that she would win the nomination if she decides to run.

Michelle’s Holiday Decor Reflects Green Values

By Coleen Christian Burke ● Arts & Culture ● December 24, 2011

Each U.S. first lady brought her own touch and philosophy when decorating the White House at Christmas time. In this excerpt from “Christmas With the First Ladies,” Coleen Christian Burke looks at Michelle Obama’s approach in 2009.

Female Lawmakers Carry the Banner for Gun Control

By Sharon Johnson ● Politics ● February 15, 2011

Gun-control bills authored by Carolyn McCarthy and Barbara Boxer have been gaining co-sponsors in the aftermath of the shooting in Tucson, Ariz. Chicago’s Jan Schakowsky calls the congressional gender gap a major hurdle in limiting firearms.

Lawmakers Try Again on Stop-Child-Marriage Bill

By Karsten Strauss ● Politics ● February 12, 2011

A bill to help curb child marriage in foreign countries passed the Senate unanimously in December but ran afoul of House GOP members. U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum plans to try again, with a vote that could come by May.

Battered Women Take Custody Battles to White House

By Mary Darcy ● Crime & Law ● May 5, 2010

Battered mothers often shy away from publicity. But this year, in a sign of their growing organization, some plan to spend Mother’s Day in Washington in a White House vigil to draw attention to a court system that often gives custody to abusers.

Afghan Rights Workers Call for Aid, Not War

By Daly & Mojumdar ● Uncategorized ● July 27, 2009

As the war in Afghanistan suffers one of its deadliest months since 2001, rights workers lay out what women in the region need most: stability, security and local aid. The second of two stories on the Afghanistan war and women.

War Complicates U.S. Aid Efforts for Afghan Women

By Rich Daly ● Uncategorized ● July 26, 2009

A U.S. effort on behalf of women in Afghanistan is gearing up, but it comes in tandem with a controversial escalation of the war that some women’s rights activists consider a greater threat. The first of two stories on the Afghanistan war and women.

Sotomayor Hearing Test: Did You Catch the Code?

By Caroline Johnston Polisi ● Commentary ● July 24, 2009

Last week’s Senate confirmation hearings for Judge Sotomayor were loaded with insights into competing judicial philosophies and their links to partisan issues, such as a woman’s right to an abortion. Caroline Johnston Polisi cracks the legal code.

Palin Dropped Out on Women’s Political History

By Susan Rose ● Commentary ● July 20, 2009

Sarah Palin abandoned her constituents on July Fourth, signaling she couldn’t take the heat. Susan Rose says that’s why history won’t see her as a standard bearer for Republican women.