Is a Barbie World possible? (News Clips) 8/25/2023 This opinion was originally published in The Fulcrum. Virginia Kase Solomón is the CEO of the League of Women Voters and serves on the boards of the…
Virginia Kase Solomón, CEO, League of Women Voters: Women's (IN)Equality Day 2023 (News Clips) 8/23/2023 Ready to be inspired to use your voice and your vote? Hear from champion of democracy and lifelong social justice activist Virginia Kase…
Share Your Women's Inequality Day Message (Blog) 8/22/2023 August 26 is Women’s Equality Day, but for the second year in a row, the League has declared it to be Women’s Inequality Day because of the historic…, View this post on Instagram A post shared by League of Women Voters of the US (@leagueofwomenvoters) , LWV’s chief of culture, Ayo Atterberry (who is looking FABULOUS in red) says, “Women’s equality means a world where all historically marginalized…, View this post on Instagram A post shared by League of Women Voters of the US (@leagueofwomenvoters) , Lastly, our chief communications officer, Sarah Courtney (aka our comms queen) says, “Women’s equality means a world where little girls can grow up…, View this post on Instagram A post shared by League of Women Voters of the US (@leagueofwomenvoters) , Now is the time to show off your TikTok skills! We’d love to uplift your videos, so please tag us (IG: @LeagueOfWomenVoters, TikTok: @lwvus) and use…
LWVUS Urges Congress to Support the Children’s Fundamental Rights and Climate Recovery Resolution (Legal Document) 8/16/2023 LWVUS sent a memo to members of Congress urging them to support S. Con. Res. 13/H. Con. Res. 56. This concurrent resolution recognizes the…
LWVUS Joins Sign-on Letter Urging Congress to Invest in Gender Justice in the 2023 Farm Bill (Legal Document) 8/14/2023 LWVUS joined more than 250 other groups on a letter to House and Senate agriculture committee leadership urging them to protect and strengthen the…
One Year After Dobbs: The Emotional Impact of Anti-Abortion Laws (Blog) 7/26/2023 This is the second blog in a three-part series on the impact of the Supreme Court Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision. Check back…, Imagine how much more distressing these experiences are when you’re forced into them. Indeed, people who cannot terminate their pregnancies…, Any parent will tell you that a new child forever alters your family’s financial situation, relational dynamics, and more. That’s just one reason I…, Once, a client of mine came in discovered she was pregnant. She didn’t know what to do, so she consulted someone who knew and loved her profoundly:…, I remember my classmates and fellow trainees at the University of Iowa and how inspired we were to study and provide reproductive health care. Today…, I became an obstetric gynecologist because I believe that the health – physical, mental, and familial – of women and those who can become pregnant is…
LWVUS Urges US House to Support Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) for Centennial (Legal Document) 7/20/2023 LWVUS sent a memo to the US House urging them to support H.J. Res. 25, a resolution to affirm the validity of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA),…
Anti-LGBTQIA+ State Legislative Trends (Blog) 7/13/2023 Content warning: this blog contains discussions of suicide, sexual assault, physical violence This year we have seen an unprecedented number…, Health Care: Gender-Affirming Care Bans Gender-affirming care includes an array of medically necessary, evidence-based medical, psychological…, In addition to banning care, some of these bills establish criminal penalties for parents, guardians, and/or medical providers, including threatening…, Trans and non-binary youth who find their school to be gender-affirming have lower rates of attempting suicide. Despite the significant benefit of…, Drag Performance Restrictions Drag is a form of entertainment in which people dress up and perform, often including men performing stylized…, In the US, LGBTQIA+ youth are already more than four times as likely to attempt suicide compared to their peers. According to a 2023 survey, nearly…
It's been 100 years. It's time to ratify the ERA (News Clips) 7/4/2023 This opinion was originally published in The Salt Lake Tribune. As a board member of Utah ERA Coalition representing the League of…