Did you know that the majority of workers making minimum wage are women? Did you know that the national minimum wage is $7.25/hour? According to a new report from the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), that means that a woman working full time, year round at the federal minimum wage earns just $14,500—more than $3,000 below the poverty line for a family of three.

From Your (Wo)manInWashington blog MOTHERS changing the conversation @ www.MothersOughtToHaveEqualRights.org Women’s advocates in Washington found their jaws hitting the floor last week when a Congressional oversight committee convened a panel of experts to discuss freedom of religion and women’s...

Recently I had the pleasure of meeting Gloria Pan, campaign director of MomsRising, and learned that this unique organization has become involved in the efforts to improve air quality. After years of delays, new regulations enforcing the Air Image from Baylor Health Care System Art for Asthma 2009...

During Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, a popular magazine for teens, XXL Magazine, ran a video interview with hip-hop artist Too $hort where he encouraged teenage boys to “turn girls out” by pushing them "up against the Image by Flickr user Leo Reynolds wall.” The recording artist continued,...