Kim Gandy
Kim Gandy
Kim Gandyis an American feminist who from 2001 to 2009 was the president of the National Organization for Women. She has been president and CEO of the National Network to End Domestic Violence since 2012. In 2009, Gandy was a resident fellow at the Institute of Politics at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. From January 2010 to October 2012 she was vice president and general counsel at the Feminist Majority Foundation in...
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If Bush chooses a nominee whose only intention is to scale back the rights we have fought decades to win, we are prepared for a battle royal. Bring it on.
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This is not just about South Dakota. Women's rights, women's health and women's lives are on the line.
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At this time, with the country's leadership in turmoil and confidence in the government steadily declining, now more than ever we need stability.
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It is an outrage and an insult to the women of this country that George W. Bush has nominated such a jurist to be chief justice of the United States,
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not only upset the delicate balance on this Supreme Court, but also extend his right-wing ideology and disregard for individual rights to the third branch of government -- the judiciary.
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There is no job that women should be excluded from because of their gender. If you can do the job, you should have an opportunity to get the job. If you can't, you shouldn't be there, male or female.
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It's always an uphill battle to defeat a Supreme Court nominee, but this is a fight worth having.
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Women don't even have equal treatment when it comes to filing a lawsuit for discrimination,
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We're talking about really vital services to people who are already in a terrible situation and really in need of emergency services -- and there aren't alternatives.
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Abusers are engineers and architects and janitors and police officers and any other walk of life. There's not a job or profession that is exempt.
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Those who lose their rights and liberties in the future, because of Roberts' leadership on the Court, will remember the senators who voted to confirm.
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We told him what he needed to hear. And I think our messages were received. The vice president shared some of his ideas, listened to ours and offered to have an ongoing dialogue.
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We know from Wood's experience that it's not a very welcome atmosphere for women's rights advocacy at the agency.
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We know what's at stake and we won't go back.