Democratic gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds has won the endorsement of the Virginia NOW PAC – the political arm of the Virginia chapter of the National Organization for Women – because his experience and views are superior to those of his opponent on key issues of concern to mainstream, socially aware women.
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VA NOW PAC Backs The Best Candidate for Women – Creigh Deeds
Posted in State Issues, tagged 2009, Creigh Deeds, election, endorsements, Virginia NOW PAC, Virginia politics, women on 10/21/2009 | Leave a Comment »
Hot/Not: Lilly Ledbetter and the Continuing Wage Gap
Posted in Hot/Not, tagged Equal Pay Act, Equal Pay for Equal Work, Lily Ledbetter, Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, National Organization for Women, NOW, Pay Equity, Paycheck Fairness Act, Senator Mark Warner, Senator Jim Webb, Virginia politics, Wage Gap, women on 09/07/2009 | 1 Comment »
Welcome to our newest feature, Hot/Not, where we will spotlight a person, issue, or event that is on the brain. Labor Day always makes us think of wage discrimination (Not Hot). Earlier this year, President Obama signed into law the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act (Hot) which amended the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to [...]
