Legislation would require the State Department to restore its practice of including reproductive rights in annual report after its exclusion in 2017 by the Trump administration
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, on International Human Rights Day and the 70th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Ranking Member Nita Lowey, Democratic… Read more »
Written by Matthew Choi, Politico
Several Democratic members of Congress are warning Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to not move forward with a possible ban on State Department employees using terms like “sexual and reproductive health” and “comprehensive sexuality education”.
The lawmakers — Reps. Eliot Engel, Jan Schakowsky, Nita Lowey, Barbara Lee and Lois Frankel — argue in a… Read more »
WASHINGTON—Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Rep. Nita M. Lowey, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee and its Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations; Rep. Barbara Lee; Rep. Jan Schakowsky; and Rep. Lois Frankel today denounced new proposed policies at the State Department that would censor discussion of women’s… Read more »
Written by Kevin Derby, Sunshine State News
The two chairwomen of the Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues--Republican U.S. Rep. Susan Brooks of Indiana and Democrat U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel of Florida--brought out the “Keeping Girls in School Act" which, they say, will “support the economic and educational empowerment of girls globally."
“Today, over 130 million girls worldwide are… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, on International Day of the Girl, Congresswomen Lois Frankel (D-FL-21) and Susan W. Brooks (R-IN-05), co-chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues, announce the introduction of the Keeping Girls in School Act to support the economic and educational empowerment of girls globally.
Today, over 130 million girls worldwide are not in… Read more »
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 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 »
West Palm Beach, FL – Today, Co-Chair of the Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues Rep. Lois Frankel (FL-21), Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee Chairman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-27), and 12 members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee sent a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urging him to call for the prompt release of at least a dozen women’s rights activists who have… Read more »
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Lois Frankel (FL-21), House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Eliot Engel (NY-16), Europe, Eurasia and Emerging Threats Subcommittee Ranking Member Gregory Meeks (NY-5), and Rep. Susan Davis (CA-53) introduced a resolution recognizing the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s contributions to U.S. national security and reaffirming America’s commitment to… Read more »
Written by: Jamille Bigio and Rachel Vogelstein
As the #MeToo movement goes global, many nations are grappling with the need for reform so that women in the workplace are free from discrimination and harassment. The U.S. government is taking action as well: the House of Representatives just passed legislation to promote economic growth by eliminating barriers to women’s economic… Read more »
