Working for Women

The reauthorization of VAWA has been a long time coming, but the majority of Congress finally came together and did the right thing on behalf of women across this country. Read more »

 By Noah Goetzel One of Wisconsin’s representatives in Congress, along with state leaders of Native American and gay rights advocacy groups, voiced their support for an updated bill that aims to prevent violence against women, which is set to go into federal law Thursday. According to a statement from President Barack Obama, the law, which passed at a 286-138 vote,… Read more »

 By Bruce Alpert,   WASHINGTON - The president of the Greater New Orleans National Organization for Women is taking Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Jefferson, to task for voting against a bill reauthorizing and expanding the 1994 Violence Against Women Act. The bill passed 286-138 last week, with 87 Republicans joining 199 Democrats in voting… Read more »

 By John Nichols Washington looked mighty dysfunctional this past week, except if you were watching Congresswoman Gwen Moore at work. The Milwaukee Democrat has long been a champion of women’s rights in Congress. And she put herself way out front in the fight to renew the Violence Against Women Act. Moore battled for two years to win renewal of the act,… Read more »

 Wisconsin Congressmen Paul Ryan and Sean Duffy do not earn all that much praise from this quarter. But we are delighted to deliver it when it’s due. And both Republican representatives get high marks for joining Democrats in voting to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act. The measure passed the House this week by a 286-38 margin, completing a long and difficult… Read more »

 Wisconsin News-- Wisconsin Republicans Paul Ryan and Sean Duffy joined all Democrats in voting yes, as the House approved an extension of the Violence Against Women Act. D.C. - Wisconsin Republicans Paul Ryan and Sean Duffy joined all Democrats in voting yes, as the House approved an extension of the Violence Against Women Act. The package of federal protections and… Read more »

By Christine Pelosi As we celebrate Women's History Month and lift up the sheroes of liberation, we must free our sisters from sexual slavery. Human sex trafficking is a danger to our communities and a scourge on our souls; it must be stopped. To their credit, female and feminist leaders in Congress took a big step forward this week in passage… Read more »

In the spirit of all the women sojourners that came before us, I call upon all Americans to become mentors to young women and help cultivate our next generation of leaders. Read more »

By John Parkinson The House voted today to pass a Senate-approved version of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act today, sending the bill to President Obama for his signature. An earlier vote on a controversial Republican version of the legislation was voted down. “The Violence Against Women Act has long ensured that no woman would ever be forced to suffer in… Read more »

 By Tom Cohen Washington (CNN) -- An expanded Violence Against Women Act won bipartisan approval on Thursday from the U.S. House after Republicans failed to pass their own proposal due to a party split on an issue important to women and minority groups. The measure now goes to President Barack Obama, who said in a statement that it was "an important step towards making… Read more »