By Alex Gangitano, Roll Call
In their travels around the world, Reps. Lois Frankel and Susan W. Brooks have seen firsthand the challenges girls face when it comes to getting an education. So to mark the International Day of the Girl, the two lawmakers are introducing legislation to do something about it.
The bipartisan effort, known as the Keeping Girls in… Read more »
Written by Amanda Pell, Upworthy
From sister survivors organizing to prosecute their assailants to movements for equal pay in Hollywood and beyond, this year women across the country are demanding a voice on issues that matter. And in November, that surge of woman power is set to hit Congressduring this year’s midterm elections.
As of October, 262 women… Read more »
By Sunshine State News
More than 100 Democrats in the U.S. House, led by a congresswoman from Florida, are calling on the U.S. Senate to delay confirmation votes on President Donald Trump’s nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court.
With Kavanaugh being accused of sexual assault, U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Fla., the chairwoman of the Democratic Women’s Working… Read more »
By Juliegrace Brufke, The Hill
A group of 114 House Democrats signed onto a letter calling on Senate to delay their vote on the confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court until a "thorough investigation" is conducted into an allegation he committed an act of sexual assault decades ago.
In the letter, the lawmakers argue it would be inappropriate to move… Read more »
Written by Michele Dale, Bustle
Rep. Lois Frankel (D)
"There are many factors perpetuating the wage gap between men and women. They include sexual harassment, lack of family-friendly paid leave policies and affordable child care, and the under-valuing of jobs primarily filled by women. That’s why as Chair of the Democratic Women’s Working Group, I have sponsored legislation and… Read more »
Written by Carmen Rios, Ms. Magazine
Late last week, a complaint was referred to the FBI regarding a sexual assault allegation from an anonymous woman against Supreme Court Justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Now, Christine Blasey Ford has come forward—deciding, according to the Washington Post in an exclusive report, “that if her story is going to be… Read more »
Interview with JD Durkin, Cheddar
Representative Lois Frankel (D-FL) is the Co-Chair for the Congressional Caucus of Women's Issues and on Thursday, Rep. Frankel reacted to President Trump's tweets on the past hurricane disasters, calling him "all ego, no empathy." Involved in women's politics, Rep. Frankel was on the Hill Wednesday to discuss harassment in the workplace, saying that… Read more »
Written by Austen Erblat, Sun Sentinel - South Florida Community News
About 80 people showed up at the Wellington Community Center Aug. 29 to discuss how to reduce gun violence in communities, public gatherings and schools.
U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel, a Democrat who represents most of Palm Beach County, called the meeting after two recent shootings — one at a Palm Beach Central High… Read more »
Written by Rosalind Jones, Ms. Magazine
Over the last few months, the Saudi Arabian government has imprisoned about 15 prominent feminist activists, most of whom led the fight to end the country’s driving ban. On Wednesday, Reps. Lois Frankel, co-chair of the Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues, and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, chairperson of the Middle East and North Africa… Read more »
Written by Brock Colyar, Ms. Magazine
Rep. Lois Frankel (D-FL) remembers the disappointing days before the #MeToo movement when sexual harassment and domestic violence were experiences without a proper name and space to discuss them. “Domestic violence was just a matter-of-fact,” she told Ms., looking back on her time in the Florida state legislature. “It wasn’t unlawful… Read more »
