WOMEN'S ISSUES
is one of several DAF working groups. More about them here.

The Women’s Caucus, like other policy groups within Democrats Abroad France, has the chance to include resolutions in the Democratic platform. We must not let this chance go by to reiterate the issues that too often are taken for granted.
Women’s rights are among them, and they have eroded over the past seven years. For example, a woman’s right to choose has been dwindled down to one Supreme Court justice’s vote.

It's time to get our resolutions lined up for inclusion in the Democratic platform. Health care seems to be the most important issue concerning everyone and women above all. Under its banner can come issues ranging from abortion to the honesty and trustworthiness of the food and drug administration guidelines to a woman being able to afford to take herself and her children to the doctor. The other issues of great concern to women are immigration, the homeless, the war, and education. Most important is the continuing violence against women spreading through the U.S. and the world.

0BJECTIVES

• Create clear and direct policy statements that can be relayed to DNC concerning women's issues

• Create possible "planks" for DNC use

• Intervene in selected matters which directly relate to women's issues, e.g. draft comments with respect to proposed regulations or legislation; letter writing, supporting candidates, etc.

• Find wedge issues to widen the appeal and the potential impact of issues that specifically affect women to general political areas.

If interested in this group, contact Sheila Malovany-Chevallier.

 

A cross-caucus, cross-country meeting focussed on immigration law pertaining to same sex relationships

ISSUES TO WATCH
*Reproductive Health - View PDF | View in HTML
Access to abortion, insurance, pharmacists, recommendations

*Reproductive Justice—Necessary Steps - View PDF
The South Dakota legislature voted to ban abortions except in the case where the mother's life is in danger. This is a gauntlet thrown down in the face of all women. The challenge must be met.

*Persuading Pro-Lifers to Vote Democratic

*Title IX barring sex discrimination in athletics

*Tax cuts affect women