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Celebrating the ACA and New Coverage for Preventative Care!

Published: August 1, 2012

Part of the #HERvotes blog carnival. HERvotes is joining our voices together in a blog carnival to celebrate and defend women’s preventive services, including contraception. Starting August 1, all new insurance plans have to cover seven preventive services with no extra fees. That means women won’t have to put off their well-woman exam because they […]

Pass a Final Violence Against Women Act that Includes Campus SaVE

Published: July 19, 2012

Part of the #HERvotes blog carnival. Cross-posted with Jewish Women International. The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), a previously bi-partisan bill used to advance services for victims and survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, has itself become a victim of political contention. Two different versions of this legislation currently exist, one […]

Reauthorize the Real VAWA – Reject “VAWA Lite”

Published: July 19, 2012

Part of the #HERvotes blog carnival. HERvotes is joining our voices together in a blog carnival urging passage of the “real” Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) reauthorization — the bi-partisan bill that has already passed the Senate. The House has passed a version of VAWA reauthorization that some have called “VAWA Lite” or “fake VAWA” […]

The Relationship Between Unequal Pay and Other Forms of Gender Discrimination

Published: May 31, 2012

Part of the #HERvotes blog carnival. United States federal laws exist to protect women in the workplace, such as the Equal Pay Act of 1963, which prohibits the distribution of unequal pay between the sexes and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination in employment decisions on the basis of […]

Salary Negotiation, Powerful Women and the Wage Gap

Published: May 31, 2012

Part of the #HERvotes blog carnival. I worked at the same part-time job from my sophomore year of high school to my sophomore year of college at a retail store in my hometown. I faithfully worked every Christmas Eve for the holiday rush over my winter breaks, and scrubbed what seemed like thousands of puddles […]

National Women’s Health Week

Published: May 17, 2012

Part of the #HERvotes blog carnival. For the 13th #HERvotes blog carnival, we’re celebrating National Women’s Health Week. The federal government launched National Women’s Health Week ten years ago in an effort to improve women’s health by building awareness about things like exercise, healthy eating and the importance of regular check-ups. It’s nice to have […]

Economic Security

Published: May 11, 2012

Part of the #HERvotes blog carnival. In time for Mothers Day, the 12th HERvotes blog carnival is dedicated to getting the word out about economic security for women, especially in their retirement years. Women need better benefits — not cuts — under social safety net programs. The economic slump in both the U.S. and Europe […]

The Impact of the Affordable Care Act on One Young Woman

Published: March 20, 2012

Part of the #HERvotes blog carnival. Cross-posted with Say it Sister! NOW’s Blog for Equality. March is National Women’s History Month as well as the second anniversary of the Affordable Care Act. Women everywhere and of all ages are coming forward to talk about how the Affordable Care Act has improved their lives both medically […]

2-Year Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act: What’s In It for Young People?

Published: March 20, 2012

Part of the #HERvotes blog carnival. Cross-posted with Amplify Your Voice. This week is the anniversary of the Affordable Care Act and next week the Supreme Court will hear arguments from some states who are essentially trying to overturn the law for a variety of reasons. While the Affordable Care Act is nowhere near perfect […]

Sounding the Alarm at the HERvotes Press Conference

Published: March 1, 2012

A coalition of over 50 women’s organizations came together this morning to hold a press conference on the launching of a nationwide effort to mobilize women voters around the issues most affecting women in the upcoming election. HERvotes, working toward Health, Economic Security and Rights, are calling out to women to use their voices and […]