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Geraldine Ferraro: Toughness and Fearlessness Rooted in Hardship

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Kyla Bender-Baird

By Vivienne Heston-DemirelThe career of Geraldine Ferraro was remarkable, not only because of her nomination as Democratic vice presidential candidate in 1984, but because of her stellar accomplishments from what were extremely humble origins. She was the daughter of Italian immigrants of modest means. Her father died when she was 10 and her mother had to support her and three brothers as a seamstress. Geraldine was incredibly gifted and driven from an early age.“In school she used to be captain of this, president of that, I knew she would become a leader,” her mother Antonetta [nee Corrieri] Ferraro told the New York Times in July 1984.

Tags: Ferraro, immigrant women & families

Remembering Geraldine Ferraro

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Kyla Bender-Baird

With the passing of the great leader, Geraldine Ferraro, many groups are reflecting on her remarkable career and important contribution to the fight for women’s equality. Among her many accomplishments, Ferraro was the first woman to be a major-party national nominee in her 1984 run for vice president of the United States. She used her three terms as a Congresswoman to pass legislation that brought equality to women in pensions, wages and retirement, in addition to spearheading efforts to pass the Equal Rights Amendment. More recently, Ferarro served as an Ambassador to the U.N. Commission on Human Rights. We've collected some of the reflections and tributes published over the last few days, remembering the extraordinary life of Ferraro.

Tags: CAP, CAWP, EMILY's list, Ferraro, Kissling, Smeal, The White House Project

Health Care Reform: Don't Step Back

Posted on March 22, 2011 by NCRW NCRW

By Linda Basch, PhD, President, National Council for Research on WomenWhen the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) was signed into law one year ago, it seemed that some legislators could hardly contain their exuberant rhetoric. They heralded, among other things, “the Civil Rights Act of the 21st century,” the completion of “the great unfinished business of our society,” and “a new day in America.”

Tags: ACA, Basch

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Vivienne Heston-Demirel

By Shauneice Mitchell

Tags: Morgan, Saadawi

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Kyla Bender-Baird

The Center for Women's Global Leadership at Rutgers University has released this video of a feminist dialogue on militarism that it hosted as part of its 16 Days Campaign. The video features Yanar Mohammed (OWFI), Diana Duarte (MADRE), Ann Wright (Ret. US Army Colonel, former US diplomat, and peace activist), Cynthia Enloe (Professor at Clark University), and Esther Hyneman (Women for Afghan Women) and many others.

Tags: 16 Days Campaign, Ann Wright, CWGL, Enloe, feminism, Hyneman, MADRE, militarism

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Vivienne Heston-Demirel

By Jeannette Pai-Espinosa

Tags: Crittendon, gang rape, Texas

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Vivienne Heston-Demirel

By Gayle Tzemach Lemmon In 2005 I traveled to Afghanistan to write a newspaper story about women entrepreneurs, women who turned to business to create jobs and hope for their families. I wanted to find a story that no one was writing about, a story that mattered. That story was Kamila Sidiqi.

Tags: Afghanistan

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Kate Meyer

By Kate Meyer*

Tags: pay equity, solidarity, union, Wisconsin

International Women's Day Turns 100

Posted on March 09, 2011 by Kate Meyer

Not often do we stop and look back at all that has been accomplished by and for women in the past 100 years. But yesterday, on the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day, we and our network partners had a chance to reflect, celebrate, and reinvigorate our determination to advance equality and equal opportunity.

Tags: 100th anniversary, Daniel Craig, international women's day, Tiffany Dufu

CAP Presents Women in America

Posted on March 09, 2011 by NCRW NCRW

By Juliana Stebbins*On March 4th, the Center for American Progress invited an array of policy experts and policymakers to discuss the new White House report Women in America: Indicators of Social and Economic Well-Being. Written by the Office of Management and Budget and the Economics and Statistics Administration within the Department of Commerce, this report paints a statistical portrait of women in modern society. With data from 5 state agencies, Women in America provides a concise picture of where women stand in families, education, employment, health, and violence.

Tags: CAP, IWPR, Tchen, White House