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The Pelosi problem is not about Pelosi

March 19, 2018 By Charley on the MTA

JohnTMay has raised an interesting point on the topic of Nancy Pelosi; I started writing a comment response that has turned into a post. This is one of the topics that gets us chasing our own tails on BMG, in some not-very-productive ways. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor Tagged With: feminism, nancy-pelosi, women

College Dems Stand With Pregnant Workers

January 11, 2015 By CollegeDemsOfMA

As a part of the College Democrats of Massachusetts's #Lobby2Win Strategy, the College Democrats of Massachusetts endorsed the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. Massachusetts is currently behind 11 states (including Texas and Alaska) with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: #Lobby2Win, college, college-democrats, feminism, jessica avery, millenial, mother woman, mount holyoke, pregnancy, pregnant workers, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, progressive, women, workers-rights

Gomez Can’t Be Trusted to Stand Up for Women

June 4, 2013 By Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund

For voters who care about women’s health – i.e. the vast majority of Massachusetts voters – it is telling and deeply troubling to see Senator Mitch McConnell step into the U.S. Senate race. Senator McConnell has led his party’s efforts on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: affordable care act, birth-control, blunt-amendment, ed-markey, Gabriel Gomez, health-care, ma-sen, masen, massachusetts, politics, women, womens-health

Planned Parenthood disappointed in Brown’s silence on Republican Party platform

September 12, 2012 By Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund

Massachusetts voters need and deserve to be represented by a senator who will stand up for us, and stand up for women’s health, no matter what. That's why we - the Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund of Massachusetts - sent a letter to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: campaign, gop, ma-sen, massachusetts, planned-parenthood, republican-party, republicans, scott-brown, senate, women, womens-health

$$ in politics perpetuates race- and gender-based inequality.

May 3, 2012 By Avi Green

The increasing political power of corporations means that women and people of color have less clout in politics than they deserve.   Money in politics perpetuates economic inequality, of course, but it also negatively impacts the feminist … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: election-2012, massachusetts, politics, race, women

Scott Brown: Opposed to discrimination as long as stopping it doesn’t cost anything

June 24, 2011 By kgilnack

Earlier today I sent Scott Brown an email as part of the American Association of University Women's advocacy campaign for the Paycheck Fairness Act (and you should too!). Like any politician who knows they're on the verge of loosing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2012, AAUW, constituent services, election, federal, national, paycheck-fairness-act, politics, scott-brown, senate, senator-brown, us-senate, women

Help Stop the War on Women

April 7, 2011 By prochoicemass

Here in the Commonwealth, this issue affects women (and men) from all walks of life. Whether you are a young college student, a single mother of two, or a married woman in her 40s, the right - and ability - to prevent pregnancy and to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: abortion, congress, pro-choice, reproductive-rights, scott-brown, sexual-health, women, womens-health

MWPC’s April Commonwealth Commentary: Why Women Run Recap

April 16, 2010 By mwpc

Polito was asked if she thought Senator Scott Brown's election might have a snowball effect by creating the kind of momentum that might open the doors for more Republican women to run for, and finally win, a statewide seat. Polito responded … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: janet-wu, karyn-polito, massachusetts, mwpc, running-for-public-office, suzanne-bump, women

Wonderful tribute to women activists

July 17, 2009 By judy-meredith

Wonderful tribute to women activists in the fight for social economic and racial justice. We stand on their shoulders.  … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: activists, labor-movement, women

Funny Old Movie: I wish I could find a copy

September 20, 2008 By mooski

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt00... here it is. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 1960s, palin, pregnancy, women

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