Occupation: U.S. Representative Birth: February 19, 1946
My idea is that we've worked so many years for equality, but the only area where we've achieved equality, with men, is in job loss. We are still 77 c….
Healthy moms mean healthy families. When my Republican colleagues held a hearing about birth control and refused to include a single woman on the fir….
I believe the person who was out conquering the world, who was out fighting in the world were our fathers, so to have them come... I adored my father….
The reports that Media Matters have done about sexism in our society and really the mainstream media called Hillary Clinton "castrating," they called….
I would say that the race of Hillary Clinton was very important to this country, because it showed that a woman could win the state, that a woman cou….
A friend of mine was married to an assistant church pastor who regularly beat her up. He was smart ?- he'd do it in a way that the bruises didn't sho….
I think in a society where you can't even pass the Equal Rights Amendment, it's very difficult to women make a progress. Incidentally, we are exactly….
While men's rights are guaranteed by specific language in the Constitution, women's equal rights aren't mentioned..
The proposal that men and women should be treated equally under the law is hardly a controversial concept..
The original feminists wanted two things. They wanted the right to vote, from which we could work to get more equality. And we have made progress. We….
Women deserve the same permanent rights and explicit protections given men in the Constitution..
If you ask around, it's pretty easy to find someone who has a bank account overdraft horror story to tell..
I believe very strongly in paid sick leave..
As more women have gone into the workforce, they find it harder to be a good mother and a good worker. When I go into the office, I always feel guilt….
I write about one of my bills that says pharmacists cannot be doctors. They cannot determine what they will or will not sell, and you find that many ….
I asked, "What do you think the most important advancement was for women in recent years?" And the majority, the item that polled the most, was Hilla….
I think that changing stereotypes and attitudes, it takes time. As we progress and we have more women astronauts and more women in construction sites….
I have always been supported by the men in my life, which is why I think I've been successful in many of my endeavors. My father believed I could do ….
We're going to school for higher education in higher numbers, but the numbers still show we're not breaking though the glass ceiling. For every Nancy….
I firmly believe that if you help a woman, then you educate a child, you help the family. Because women are very focused on health care and education….
Where are the women? The women are here..