We are thrilled to announce that Senator Kirsten Gillibrand will deliver the welcoming remarks for our big annual event, Mentor Up!, on May 18th!
This event is VERY important to our organization. Although we have events all year round, this event is when we raise the monies needed to do the work we do all year, please:

1. Attend! ($250; or $75 for women under 35) here
2. Join the Benefit Committee here
3. Can’t make it?  DONATE whatever you can afford – no amount is too small here
4. Corporate Sponsorship – …

The opinions expressed herein are those of the author, and not necessarily those of The New Agenda. Dan Johnson is on the Board of Directors of the  Girls Campaign.
Last weekend I was taking my teenage son and two friends to a sleepover when a song by Chris Brown, R&B singer, came on the radio. This is the Chris Brown who, in early 2009, was charged with felony assault and making criminal threats against then girlfriend, and fellow R&B singer, Rihanna. After accepting a plea deal, community labor and five …

The opinions expressed herein are those of the author, and not necessarily those of The New Agenda.

According to Politico, Secretary of State Clinton stated “it’s time for the United States to join South American countries in electing female presidents” at her recent policy talk on South America :

“I must say, I’m far enough away from my own career in electoral politics that I will not take too much heat for suggesting that these women and societies can teach American voters a thing …

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Home Box Office (HBO) “Real Time” host Bill Maher’s recent foray into sexism – employing the terms dumb twat, bimbos, and cunt in describing Rep Michele Bachmann and Gov Sarah Palin – is completely unacceptable and should not be allowed to …

The following article was written by a very talented young journalist named Molly, who lives in Colorado and is 12 years-old.  The article appears on New Moon Girls, a website and magazine for girls 8-12 years-old.
Would you like to change the world for girls and women? For most of us, the
answer is yes. However, it takes lots of dedication to actually take action and to make a
difference. Even so, this is what Amy Siskind, President of The New Agenda, has done.
Molly, 12, Colorado
The New Agenda is an organization devoted to …

Geraldine “Gerry” Ferraro, a former prosecutor and United States Representative, and who, in 1984, became the first woman to run for Vice President on a major party ticket, died Saturday from complications from a blood cancer she had been fighting for 12 years. She was 75 years old.
Ms. Ferraro devoted so much of her life to helping her fellow women. During Women’s History Month, it is right that we should recount her life story, and with reverence, express our gratitude. Geraldine Ferraro has earned her place in history for her …

The opinions expressed herein are those of the author, and not necessarily those of The New Agenda.
Over several decades, the press has trumpeted the gains of working women.  We hear women are closing the wage gap and there are more women in the executive suites. We are told that more women are pursuing higher degrees, and that more women are in the workforce than men.  But behind chirpy headlines and sound bites is a more nuanced reality.
Women may be closing the wage gap, but they are making 80 cents for …

On behalf of The New Agenda, our board and national members, I want to express our sincerest condolences to the family of Geraldine Ferraro.  She was a woman ahead of her time who fought ferociously for women’s rights and representation.   As our country’s first female vice presidential candidate, she gracefully withstood the vicious onslaught of sexism.  She would later be cast as a racist for supporting another woman in her party in her quest to become our country’s first president.
I did have the pleasure and honor of speaking to Geraldine …

The following article was written by Amy Siskind’s son for his grade school Women’s History Month school assignment .  His nom de plume is Harley.

Abigail Adams was born in November of 1744. Abigail’s birthday is unknown. She was called Nabby and so was her daughter. When Abigail met John, she thought that he was overweight and talked too much. They started to like each other so they got married on October 25, 1764.
A year later, their first child Nabby Adams was born. Three years later the family moved to Boston …

The New Agenda’s Amy Siskind had some rather harsh words for American Apparel CEO, Dov Charney over at The Daily Caller:
Amy Siskind, president of The New Agenda, has spoken out and issued action alerts about the ways in which American Apparel has “sexualized” the women in the company’s advertisements.
“This man is a predatory scumbag,” Siskind told The Daily Caller. “He’s seeking out young girls underage, hiring them, and being sexually exploitative of them. I think they should send him to jail and throw away the key. I can’t say enough …