RH Reality Check
President Obama and the Future of Women's Health
January 20, 2009 - 9:00am
Along with the rest of the country eagerly anticipating the inauguration of Barack Obama, the majority of American women will be reveling in the fact that those who wanted to curb a woman's right to choose didn't make it to the Oval Office.
Published under: Access to Abortion | Contraception | Election 2008 | International Organizations | Maternal Health | Sexuality Education | STI/HIV/AIDS Prevention | Women’s Rights | Barack Obama | Health | Inauguration | Lily Ledbetter | Rosa DeLauro | women's health
Roundup: Abortion Rights and Equal Pay at Stake in the Election
By Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check
October 21, 2008 - 10:44am
The future of women's equality, including abortion rights and equal pay, are at stake in the election; Are Catholics shifting toward Obama?; Nobel laureate Luc Montagnier on the next steps in beating AIDS; 40 Days for Life protests clinics around the country; Dr. Karen Rayne's top ten things to do before you have sex.
Published under: Real Time Blog | Access to Abortion | Election 2008 | STI/HIV/AIDS Prevention | Women’s Rights | John McCain | Barack Obama | abortion | AIDS | Catholic Church | equal pay | HIV | Lily Ledbetter | McCain | Northern Ireland | obama | protest | Supreme Court | UK | Vaccine
Palin on Lily Ledbetter Pay Act: "A Boon for Trial Lawyers"
October 1, 2008 - 5:08pm
Sarah Palin talked to Katie Couric about her views on abortion, but also on the Lily Ledbetter Act and equal pay.
Published under: Real Time Blog | Election 2008 | Women’s Rights | John McCain | Sarah Palin | equal pay | Lily Ledbetter | Lily Ledbetter Pay Act
Working Women Looking for Straight Talk From McCain on Labor Day
By Carole Joffe and Gloria Feldt
September 1, 2008 - 9:39am
Gloria Feldt and Carole Joffe look at the issues of working women this Labor Day, and come up with a few questions for John McCain.
Published under: Leading Voices | Access to Abortion | Contraception | Election 2008 | Maternal Health | Women’s Rights | John McCain | Barack Obama | Lily Ledbetter
Taking Stock of Women's Progress at Democratic Convention
By Allison Stevens, Women's eNews
August 28, 2008 - 9:29am
Women who supported Hillary Clinton for president may be inclined to measure the Democratic National Convention in Denver for what it is not: a place where history will be made with the first woman at the top of a major-party presidential ticket. Yet the convention can also be used as a measure for what it is: a showcase of the progress women have made over the last century.
Published under: Election 2008 | Women’s Rights | Hillary Clinton | Joe Biden | Barack Obama | Bill Clinton | Claire McCaskill | Democratic National Convention 2008 | Janet Napolitano | Kathleen Sebelius | Lily Ledbetter | Michelle Obama | Nancy Pelosi | Tim Kaine
Lily Ledbetter Keeps Her Eye on the Prize: Supreme Court
August 26, 2008 - 10:17pm
Lily Ledbetter addresses the Democratic National Convention to support Obama's pledge to "appoint justices who enforce laws that protect everyday people."
Published under: Real Time Blog | Election 2008 | Women’s Rights | Barack Obama | equal pay | Lily Ledbetter | women's equality | workplace equality
Lily Ledbetter Rally for Family Leave, Paid Sick Days
By Kay Steiger, RH Reality Check
July 22, 2008 - 8:00am
Last Thursday, Sen. Clinton, Speaker Pelosi and Lily Ledbetter herself rallied in our nation's capitol for pay equity, federal family leave and more.
Published under: Election 2008 | Women’s Rights | Hillary Clinton | John McCain | Barack Obama | 2008 election | FMLA | Lily Ledbetter | Nancy Pelosi | National Partnership for Women and Families | Phil Gramm | super tuesday


























