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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Every answer he gives he gives himself a little out. It's frustrating to me as a lawyer to not be able to say, 'Your Honor, instruct the witness to answer the question.' I've thought several times there is a follow-up question I would ask if I were up there.
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We know what's at stake and we won't go back.
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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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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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I'm shocked that there are some people who don't look more deeply at the words,
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That book changed women's lives. It opened women's minds to the idea that there actually might be something more. And for the women who secretly harbored such unpopular thoughts, it told them that there were other women out there like them who thought there might be something more to life.
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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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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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The message we delivered was that he needs to distinguish himself from Gov. Bush,
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Betty led NOW when we were challenging every orthodoxy about what it means to be a woman.
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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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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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A lot of strong women there. But sometimes it is a tough place to make progress on our issues.
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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.