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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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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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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None of these are easy questions. But most courts say it's not about what he did or didn't do or what she did or didn't do. It's about the rights of the child.
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She was so well-known in the civil rights community and so well-respected that it made a huge difference, ... She had lived through what compromises bring you, and she was very determined that women's lives were not to be compromised.
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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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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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Women in the South who are feminists, who stand up for women's rights and who speak out on things that aren't fair, are some of the strongest and most amazing women I've ever met,
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From the Bush administration's attacks on women's rights to preparing for a vacancy on the Supreme Court, NOW activists have our hands full protecting the advances we've made together over the past decades and moving forward on women's rights,
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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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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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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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Betty led NOW when we were challenging every orthodoxy about what it means to be a woman.
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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.