On Veteran’s Day, I wanted to take a moment to thank all of our Veterans and their families for their sacrifices, service to our country, and extraordinary dedication to duty. 

Women have and continue to make incalculable contributions to all branches of the military.  The two women highlighted below are just a small sample of the brave, dedicated, inspirational women veterans who have served our country.  To learn more about our women veterans, please visit Women at War, a special series honoring our women veterans as part of the Library of Congress project, …

As reported by Politico.com, Michelle Obama’s popularity has slipped from an all time high in March of 72% to 61% this month.

“That 11-point stumble – some might call it a tumble – seems at odds with the focus of a White House publicity team that is carefully crafting her image and building a decidedly current, wholesome, upbeat brand. But while Obama has broadened the reach of her office, White House observers say that the role and projects she has embraced so far are seen by some as disappointingly traditional.”
Is anyone …

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Nicholas D. Kristof is one of my feminist heroes. He and his wife, Sherly WuDunn (who is easily one of my feminist heroines) are the writers of the recently published book, Half the Sky. This book outlines the struggles of the most oppressed women around the globe and how women’s rights should be at the forefront of issue to tackle for our generation. In addition, Kristof has been writing …

The following article is an op-ed written by The New Agenda’s Amy Siskind at The Daily Beast.  The article may be found in its entirety here.
We knew it would end eventually. Just like a Hollywood romance, great love affairs just don’t seem to stand the test of time. As the Obama administration began, we were gleefully informed by a leading lady feminist that President Obama was Christmas and Hannukah and New Years all rolled into one when it came to women’s issues. Turns out, it’s a bit more like April …

The opinions expressed herein and those of the author, and not necessarily those of The New Agenda.
The health insurance reform bills passed by the House and being considered by the Senate are not, contrary to beltway conventional wisdom, good for women. In fact, they will hurt women, as well as some men. I have my own ideas about what’s best for our nation in terms of addressing the health care issue, and I hope readers have given the matter a fair amount of thought and come up with their own …

Sarah Palin’s book is slated to be released soon and I hope it’s a rousing success!  She deserves it.  I love the title of it:  “Going Rogue,” because I think Governor Palin has done that.  She’s taken on her own Party in her home state cleaning out the corruption she saw there, and resigning from her position as Governor because she saw it was being detrimental to her office and the people of Alaska because of all of the frivolous lawsuits and their ensuing costs and time to the people …

The New Agenda’s Amy Siskind has her HuffPo piece Why Women’s Orgs Must Become Non-Partisan featured in a Washington Examiner op-ed titled Planned Parenthood: Women’s health is being targeted as expendable.
In a piece in the “Beltway Confidential” section, the J.P. Freire notes:
Amy Siskind of The New Agenda suggests that this is such a critical issue, women’s groups like Planned Parenthood and other reproductive “rights” organizations should mobilize against the bill, going so far as to suggest:
“The leaders of women’s groups devoted to choice should immediately set up meetings with Michael …

The following op-ed by The New Agenda’s Amy Siskind is featured on the home page of The Huffington Post.
After yet another evening of being thrown under the bus, it is high time that women’s organizations drastically change their approach!
Women in the Democratic Party have been taken for granted and have lost their bargaining power as a result. Ladies – this is business, plain and simple, and what it comes down to this: We can no longer work with only one political party – that is “speaking.” Women’s organizations must …

Sgt. Kimberly Munley
The hero of the day at the Fort Hood shooting last week was actually a heroine. Sergeant Kimberly Munley is a civilian police officer on contract with the United States Army.  She was in the area to pick up her vehicle from a local repair shop when she heard the call over her police scanner of shots fired at Fort Hood. She immediately made her way to the scene and soon after exchanged fire with Major Nidal Hasan, an Army psychiatrist who was the shooter. Sgt. Munley emptied …

In 2008, millions of women voted along one single issue:  choice.  Well, we hate to say we told you so, but….
Women cannot count on a single party to protect their interests.  Tonight as our Congress passed a historic healthcare bill, something missing?  Yes, coverage for women who choose to have abortions.
Now as folks who follow The New Agenda well know, we have consciously chosen to leave this one issue aside, and tonight is another example of exactly why.
Despite the fact that 56% of women voted for Obama in 2008, many …