Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Happy Women's History Month!
Here are 10 reasons why Nancy Pelosi rules.
1. She is the first women EVER to serve as Speaker of the House.
2. She was crucial to the passage of the Affordable Care Act. AKA Obamacare.
3. Pro-Choice. Nuff said.
4. In response to the 138 Republicans who voted against the Violence Against Women Act and the harmful affects of the sequester against women she said, "to vote against the Violence Against Women Act is taking it all to a new place in terms of their lack of understanding of what the challenges are that women face...It’s just a stunning display of their value system, and it’s very harmful to women."
5. She LOVES chocolate.
6. She has made combating HIV/AIDS a priority in Congress for the past 25 years.
7. Her mother and four daughters are her feminist heroines.
8. The Minority House Leader has successfully defeated repeated attempts to reduce funding for international family planning programs.
9. She said, "If you reduce the role of money in politics and increase the level of civility, you’ll have more women elected to public office, and sooner, and that nothing is more wholesome to the governmental and political process than increased participation of women."
9. She said, "If you reduce the role of money in politics and increase the level of civility, you’ll have more women elected to public office, and sooner, and that nothing is more wholesome to the governmental and political process than increased participation of women."
10. She is 72, and STILL rocking the House!
Read her full interview at salon.com!
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
The Presidential Election Might be Over, But We're Not
It has been a while, but we are back, and we are ready to roll. What has got us rolling, you ask? The municipal elections - they are fast approaching. As the municipal elections are very local in scale and they are not bundled with the presidential election - a time that gets the most voter attention - they are often left behind. It is important to remember, though, that municipal elections are often a great gateway for mobility in politics - they serve as a pipeline that leads to a greater source. Because most women don't enter politics until much later in their lives, this pipeline doesn't take them quite as far. This is why, when women, especially young women, enter elections on the municipal level, it is vital that they have the support they need.
At the MWPC , it is our job to stay tapped into the local elections. But more than that, we have a burning desire to see women in office and to support them in doing so. You have a very important role in this scheme, too. Read the news, volunteer, donate to the MWPC PAC, send your fellow women some love and suport - all hands on deck for a successful year with women in politics!
Becca Day
MWPC Intern
At the MWPC , it is our job to stay tapped into the local elections. But more than that, we have a burning desire to see women in office and to support them in doing so. You have a very important role in this scheme, too. Read the news, volunteer, donate to the MWPC PAC, send your fellow women some love and suport - all hands on deck for a successful year with women in politics!
Becca Day
MWPC Intern
Friday, February 3, 2012
A Very Powerful Message
We at MWPC were thrilled to learn today that the Susan G. Komen Foundation has reversed its decision to withdraw its funding of Planned Parenthood. Their original decision was inherently harmful to women's health and we are pleased that the Komen Foundation listened to advocates and revised their decision in order to continue to provide funding for breast cancer screenings. The events since they announced their plans to withdraw funding have sent a very important message to anti-choice advocates: women will not allow political motivations to trump our health. We send our most sincere congratulations to Planned Parenthood and our most sincere thanks to everyone who spoke out in defense of this outstanding organization that is so crucial to the health and well-being of hundreds of thousands of women across the country. This was just one battle along what has proven to be a very long road, so we ask that you continue to stand with Planned Parenthood. We know we will.
We STILL Stand with Planned Parenthood
I am writing on behalf of the Massachusetts Women's Political Caucus to express our profound disappointment in the Susan G. Komen Foundation for its decision to pull their funding from Planned Parenthood. The money that Susan G. Komen has provided to Planned Parenthood in the past five years has provided nearly 170,000 clinical breast exams and 6,400 mammogram referrals. The Komen Foundation's decision to divest from Planned Parenthood clearly is not in the best interests of women, tens of thousands of whom rely on the breast cancer prevention care provided by Planned Parenthood. We are deeply disturbed by the fact that the Komen Foundation has clearly bowed to political pressures and put ideology before women's health. For the sake of women across the country, we hope that the Komen Foundation reconsiders this unwise, counterproductive decision.
Sincerely,
Priti Rao
Executive Director
MA Women's Political Caucus
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
The Role of Millenials in the Workplace
http://www.forbes.com/sites/danschawbel/2011/12/13/the-expanding-roles-of-millennials-in-the-workplace/
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