By Jenn Addison on January 24, 2013
It’s only weeks into the new year and EMILY’s List Political Opportunity Program is already hard at work continuing to build our pipeline of pro-choice Democratic women. POP held a Northern Virginia training last week leaving those who attended ready to run and ready to win.
By Stephanie Schriock on January 22, 2013
Cross-posted from The Huffington Post
In 1973, two really interesting things happened. On January 22, the landmark Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade ruled that a woman's right to an abortion was protected under Constitutional privacy laws. And on March 18, I was born.
By Alison McQuade on January 22, 2013
Forty years ago today, the Supreme Court issued its ruling on Roe v. Wade, protecting a woman's right to make decisions about her own body. Today, seven in ten Americans believe that ruling should stand. Ensuring women can decide when and how they start a family was pivotal in every success and milestone women have achieved over the last 40 years - and all the successes they're still achieving today.
By Alison McQuade on January 21, 2013
Alicia Keys' "Girl on Fire" was on loop today during EMILY's List 2013 Inauguration Brunch. Go ahead and push play on the video while you read this recap. It'll help get you fired up. I'll wait...
By Jenn Addison on January 15, 2013
2012 was an historic year all around. And we have the amazing members of our EMILY’s List community to thank. Records were broken, glass ceilings cracked, and none of it would have been possible without YOU. If you haven’t already, renew your EMILY’s List membership today! And if you’re already a 2013 member, invite three of your friends to join our ranks. With your continued support and hard work we can make history again, TOGETHER.
By Staff writer on January 11, 2013
By Jenn Addison on January 8, 2013
From the Capitol building to the corporate board room, people are buzzing about the need for increased gender diversity. And new findings from researcher Mariam Schwartz-Ziv tell us just why that is.
By Alison McQuade on January 7, 2013
The swearing in parties are over, and now it’s time for Congress to get to work. Here are some examples of the 131 bills that were introduced in the first hours of the 113th Congress:
By Jenn Addison on January 7, 2013
John Boehner was re-elected Speaker of the House this week and the question on everyone’s mind: Why? The 112th Congress is going down in history as the least productive Congress on record, and it receives this distinction with the generous help of none other than the House Republican leadership.
By Alison McQuade on January 4, 2013
Yesterday, the 113th Congress was sworn into office, including 16 new EMILY’s List women to the House and 9 EMILY’s List women to the Senate. With a record number of women entering both chambers and the incoming freshman class being the most diverse in history, there was a lot to celebrate. So we did!