Well, thank goodness that NARAL made that early endorsement of then Sen. Barack Obama in the primary when he was running against Sen. Hillary Clinton. Looks like the chickens are coming home to roost (that didn’t take long now did it).
Today, President-elect Obama selected Virginia Governor Tim Kaine to be the next DNC Chairman. Yet again, Obama managed to glance over all the qualified women for this position (let’s recall that the Democratic Party just had 18 million vote for a woman).
Here’s a quick brush up on …

Editor’s note: Beginning this month, The New Agenda Blog will be featuring regular columns from a diverse group of terrific contributors. Violet Socks is a writer and feminist activist who blogs as the Reclusive Leftist. She is a co-founder of The New Agenda and the editor of its website.
Rick Warren explains it all for you.When Rick Warren was invited to preside at Obama’s Inauguration, I wrote that his selection was an insult to women everywhere. Warren is an antediluvian sexist who believes that women were put on …

I think it should be pretty clear by now that our U.S. government could perform a lot better.  To say the least.
And one of the things which has often kept change from happening is that “good old boys”, the entrenched and entitled, are often fond of the “status quo”, whatever that may be.  It’s what has kept them in office and empowered,and, lately, digging a deeper financial hole for ourselves.  A trillion dollar hole,  we now are discovering, with other trillions of dollars of debt to come.
Not a very good …

The New Agenda issued the following press release this morning:
Rick Warren: women have no “right” to divorce abusive husbands
Teachings on domestic violence demonstrates Warren is the wrong choice for Inauguration honor
The New Agenda calls upon President-Elect Obama to withdraw his selection of controversial pastor Rick Warren in light of his dangerous advice to battered women.
“Victims of domestic abuse are frequently alienated by their friends and family when they gather the courage to seek help. By instructing victims of abuse to go back to their abuser, Rick Warren is taking away …

Historically, women suffer greater hardship in times of economic downturn. In these tough economic times, women must have equal pay for equal work for their own security and the security of their children.
“Workplace legislation coming to a head in Congress” writes Diane Stafford of the Kansas City Star.
The U.S. House is expected to vote on, and probably pass, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and the Paycheck Fairness Act — two bills that would make it easier for workers to fight pay discrimination.
As debate moves to the Senate, though, we …

Editor’s note: Beginning this month, The New Agenda Blog will be featuring regular columns from a diverse group of terrific contributors. Gretchen Glasscock is Founder and President of Advancing Women, an organization and web portal that supports equity for women and minorities in the workplace through career and financial parity. She’s also the editor of the Advancing Women Career & Biz Blog and a co-founder of The New Agenda.
A little less than a month ago, I wrote a blog post, How About A Stimulus Package For Women’s “Human Capital” …

Dawn Johnsen
Dawn Johnsen, Obama’s pick to head the Office of Legal Counsel, has been critical of Bush administration torture memos. The Chicago Tribune reports:
Johnsen, currently a law professor at the Indiana University School of Law in Bloomington, was very critical of legal opinions on interrogation issued during the Bush administration by the small office of legal scholars that she will now head if confirmed
Elena Kagan
Elena Kagan, nominated by Obama to be solicitor general, will be the first woman to hold that post. Kagan was also the first female dean at …

Women’s unemployment is rising as fast as men’s. The most recent version of Obama’s economic stimulus package, revealed Saturday, is expected to cost taxpayers $775 billion and create or preserve 3 million jobs, but it does nothing to allay concerns that women will not receive a fair share of job creation dollars.
Women typically suffer greater hardship than men in times of economic downturn. More women in government means more support for issues that affect women, according to the UNIFEM report released this Fall. For this reason, Obama should appoint a …

The following is a press release sent out by The New Agenda this morning:
Obama: America’s Women Deserve a Chance to Serve
President-elect Barack Obama has been given another opportunity to answer history’s call. Governor Bill Richardson’s withdrawal from consideration as Commerce Secretary means Obama could raise the number of women in top cabinet posts.
The New Agenda co-Founder Amy Siskind said: “Women make up 46 percent of our workforce and 52 percent of our population and need adequate representation in our nation’s leadership. President-elect Obama now has a second chance to …

A new kind of fireside chat.
Ophelia has been writing her list of New Year’s resolutions. Let’s see:
* Cleaning the attic – check
* Signing up for the gym and going - check
* Finding a church to go to on Sundays - check
* Confirming that chocolate is not a vegetable – check
*  Watching less than 5 hours of tv a day – check
* Cleaning the cat box – next week

Now Ophelia wants to hear about YOUR New Year’s resolutions.  Oh, yes, and Ophelia would love to talk about what YOU think The New Agenda should …