The Helms Amendment mandates that all foreign aid not be spent on abortion services. girls and women have suffered deeply for decades as a result. with the stroke of a pen would you cancel this misogynist pathology if elected?

by womensdebate | Apr 20, 2016 | Questions: Health Care

If we had parental leave, our sons might still be alive today

by womensdebate | Apr 19, 2016 | Economic Opportunities

When politics is not an abstraction: in a heartbreaking feature, two moms used their shared tragedies to address paid leave and better support for new mothers. Source: USA Today

TWD Joins Women in Emerging Digital Media Leadership Panel

by womensdebate | Apr 12, 2016 | News

Panel Discussion: Women in Emerging Digital Media Leadership Featuring Tina Exarhos, Former CMO of MTV Fran Hauser, Former President, Time Inc, Digital and Venture Capitalist Susan Lyne, President, BBG Ventures Tiffany Pham,  Founder and CEO, Mogul Shenan Reed,...

New Gender Pay-Gap Studies Are Challenging Conventional Wisdom

by womensdebate | Apr 12, 2016 | Economic Opportunities

Recent studies paint a more nuanced picture of the wage gap. Opinions differ on whether government should work to bring the genders’ aggregate pay in line, or just focus on rooting out illegal inequities. Source: Bloomberg Business News

Former First Lady Laura Bush Describes What She Wants From the Next President

by womensdebate | Apr 10, 2016 | Leadership

“I want our next president — whoever he or she might be — to be somebody who is interested in women in Afghanistan and who will continue U.S. policies,” she said. “That’s who I want — or the kind of people that will do that and will pay attention to our history, and...