Reporting from the 111th U.S. Congress:

Motion to invoke cloture is item #4 and
passage of the bill is item #14 ( Read more... )

From blogger Leah McElrath, a companion to yesterday's post...

By bringing that reality to a national political stage, Biden demonstrated that -- for all of us, not just feminists -- the personal is political, that women alone do not have the sole responsibility for caring about the future of our children and that the concern of fathers is a ( Read more... )

Lisa Belkin, author of Life's Work: Confessions of an Unbalanced Mom, in today's New York Times Motherlode blog...

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As thrilled as I am to see this ad, where has this topic been during the past presidential campaigns, oh... since the 1960s? And, yes, that is the Lilly Ledbetter of the Supreme Court decision you've seen me talk about for the past 2 years.

ETA from Miami:

Much of Obama's speech Friday focused on women (ETA 2: Link to related Slate.com article ( Read more... )

The newest 21st century item to include in your Match.com profile and discuss during pre-marital counseling is your Equifax rating...

( Divorce easier than a financial separation )

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6/20/08 - Michelle Obama speaks at a National Partnership for Women & Families luncheon

ETA: Remember that legislative discussion about the Fair Pay Act I coordinated back in February, the one looked specifically at equal pay for women and how it impacts mothers? An article about Obama and Fair Pay just appeared over the AP wire service -- it ( Read more... )

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Smart. Observant. Willing to take Action. Not afraid to be seen as an Advocate or as someone with a well-constructed Opinion. Someone who sees the world and the contributions she makes as being more than about her needs. Someone who walks her talk.

I love everything about her remarks in the above clip.

Link to full article. It's no coincidence that the article (see excerpt below) was written by Lisa Belkin, author of Life's Work: Confessions of an Unbalanced Mom and NYT columnist who's credited with starting the debate about moms "opting out" (choosing not to continue paid work, but with a decidedly upper-middle class economic spin). Belkin's ( Read more... )

If this reflects how Hillary plans to mobilize, to achieve results, to take her next direction and new steps forward, then her efforts to reach the White House were not in vain. (my emphasis under the cut)

( To build that future I see, we must make sure that women and men alike understand the struggles of their grandmothers and mothers, and that women enjoy equal opportunities, equal pay, and equal respect. )