Working for Women

CNN's Dana Bash and Deirdre Walsh Washington (CNN) – It is not something you expect to hear on the floor of the House of Representatives – a lawmaker recounting a remarkably personal story of being raped. Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wisconsin, talked about what she called "terrible memories" of high school boys making a bet in the locker room that she "couldn't be had." "Then the appointed boy, when he saw that I wasn't going to be so willing, completed a date rape and then took my underwear to display ... Read more

As House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi urged Congress to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act today, one of her congressional colleagues personalized the issue on the House floor by recounting her own experiences with domestic violence. Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wisc., who joined Pelosi in introducing the legislation, said, “Violence against women is as American as apple pie.”“Domestic violence has been a thread throughout my personal life — up to and including being a child repeatedly sexually... Read more

Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI) on Wednesday recalled her own experiences of being sexually abused during a speech in favor the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. “Violence against women is as American as apple pie,” she said on the House floor. “I know, not only as a legislator, but from my own personal experience. Domestic violence has been a thread throughout my personal life, up to and including being a child repeatedly sexually assaulted, up to and including being an adult who’s bee... Read more

By Ed O'Keefe As expected, Democrats voiced strong objections Tuesday to the House GOP budget proposal, saying it violates the agreement established during last summer’s debt negotiations, destroys the current Medicare system and would be harmful to women. The spending plan unveiled Tuesday by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) proposes $1.028 trillion in total agency spending — $19 billion less than the cap set during last summer’s showdown over the debt ceiling. Rep. Louise Sl... Read more

by Robin Marty, RH Reality CheckIt has been two years now since the Affordable Care Act was passed, and today it was celebrated by Congresswomen eager to remind the public of the great changes it has made on the behalf of women's health. "Today, a large number of women politicians spoke on the historic law," Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi told reporters via conference call. Noting that Wisconsin Republican Congressman Paul Ryan unveiled his new budget, which would dismantle Medic... Read more

Today, we come together to celebrate women and girls across the globe and their many contributions. As we reflect on International Women's Day, we must recommit ourselves to women's global struggle for equality and human rights. Read more

Women's History Month is a time for us to reflect on the many contributions women have made to ensure that our daughters are offered equal opportunities and an equal chance at success. Contact: Nicole Y. Williams or Staci Cox (202) 225- 4572 Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-4) released the following statement commemorating Women’s History Month. “Women’s History Month is a time for us to reflect on the many contributions women have made to ensure that our daughters are offere... Read more

By Rep. Gwen S. Moore (D-Wis.) Lately I, along with many other women, have felt like we are extras in an episode of the Twilight Zone. I can hear the narrator of the show saying “You're traveling through another dimension -- a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. That's a signpost up ahead; your next stop, the Twilight Zone!” The rhetoric espoused over that last few weeks by many conservatives has me feeling as if I am in an alternate political universe, where men say the most odd... Read more

By Linda Gradstein KALANDIYA, West Bank (JTA) -- The U.S. congresswomen get off the bus and stand in the chilly shadows of the Kalandiya crossing point between the West Bank and Jerusalem. It’s late morning, well past the rush hour when thousands of Palestinians congregate here, and only a few dozen Palestinians stand in line. To cross, the Palestinians go through a series of metal turnstiles and wait with their documents until they are called, one by one, to approach the Israeli soldiers sitti... Read more

For 39 years the Roe v. Wade decision has protected the reproductive choice of women giving them the opportunity to deal with the issue of unintended pregnancy in a safe and private manner. Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-4) recognized the 39th Anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision which is this Sunday, January 22. She released this statement:“For 39 years the Roe v. Wade decision has protected the reproductive choice of women giving them the opportunity to deal w... Read more