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A mother of a child kidnapped and murdered and a father whose daughter is still missing were among several people who testified at a House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Civil Rights a…

Six former employees of the newly-named Washington Commanders testified about working for the NFL team amid accusations of harassment and widespread misconduct. They detailed their experienc…

Alyssa Milano and others testified before the House Oversight and Reform Committee about the Equal Rights Amendment. The ERA is a proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would guara…

The House Oversight and Reform Committee held a hearing on abortion laws. In the first panel, Representatives Cori Bush (D-MO), Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) spoke in favor o…

The House voted 217-210 to approve the Paycheck Fairness Act. The bill changes the 1963 Equal Pay Act to eliminate different reasons businesses can give for different pay for men and women d…

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and other House leaders held a news conference on the potential for ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.

The House Oversight and Reform Committee held a hearing on restrictions in some states to reproductive health care services. Witnesses testified on the impact of restricted access to service…

A House Judiciary subcommittee held a hearing on the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). Representatives Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and Jackie Speier (D-CA) delivered opening statements, outlining the…

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and House Democratic women held a press briefing to focus on the House Republican proposal to pay for student loan interest rate, which would cut wo…

Participants spoke about issues important to women in the 2012 election including women’s reproductive rights and a review of ballot measures affecting women. The Feminist Majority Foundatio…

Georgetown Law Center student Sandra Fluke testified about women’s health and contraception. She had been blocked from testifying at a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee the pre…

Ceremony to formally unveil the statue of three suffragists, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott and Susan B. Anthony. Songs from the suffrage era and patriotic songs were sung by the West…

Representative Carolyn Maloney contends in Rumors of Our Progress Have Been Greatly Exaggerated that women are still fighting to gain equal ground with men in the workplace and in political …

Subcommittee members heard testimony about sexual assault and violence against women in the military and at the military academies. Witnesses in the first panel talked about sexual assault, …

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) announced its annual report, “State of World Population: The Promise of Equality, Gender Equity, Reproductive Health, and the Millennium Developme…

Politicians, celebrities, and others spoke in support of women’s rights around the world, including family planning, education, and human rights. They also supported the preservation of abor…

Rep. Maloney, male members of Congress, and feminist activists talked to reporters about the reintroduction of the the Equal Rights Amendment, to ensure equal rights for women. Congress pass…

Participants spoke about organizing and ways to advocate feminist policy goals. Among the topics they addressed were opposing the religious right, reproductive rights, same sex unions, and g…

Friends and colleagues gathered to pay their respects to Bella Abzug at Riverside Memorial Chapel. They paid tribute to her support for women’s rights and equality and her commitment to endi…

Representative Carolyn Maloney (D-New York) addressed the Financial Women’s Association of New York. She spoke about legislation benefiting women since her arrival in Congress. She also ment…