John Kerry on Women's Issues
John Kerry will stand up for Fairness, Dignity and the Rights of Women.
He will:
1) Expand economic opportunity for women. Senator Kerry has been hailed as
the Senate's leader on initiatives that assist women owned businesses. He will
work to expand the number of women owned businesses and eliminate the glass
ceiling that has kept women out of the top positions in government and corporate
America.
2) He will make it easier to balance work and family. He co-sponsored the original
Family and Medical Leave Act. Senator Kerry believes that we should not only
protect this act but expand it to help more Americans.
3) He will protect the right to chooose. He believes that women have the right to
control their own bodies, lives, and destinies. He will appoint only Pro-Choice justices
for the Supreme Court. He also believes we should promote family planning and
health plans that assure women contraceptive coverage.
4) He will fight to close the pay gap between men and women. He would start by
improving enforcement and disclosure about payment practices.
5) He will fight violent crime against women. He was an original cosponsor of the
Violence Against Women Act. He will support those working to help crime victims,
put them behind bars.
He will fight for college opportunities for women. Title IX has helped many women
and girls participate in sports, receive scholarships, and obtain other important
benefits. He will work to defend Title IX and expand college opportunities for women.
7) He will protect women's health. He was an original cosponsor of the Women's Health
Equity Act. He has focused particular attention on breast cancer research and funding.
He supports requiring insurance plans to cover contracetion and will fight for a
meaningful patient's bill of rights that would assure women direct access to their
OB/GYNs.
Senator Kerry has also been a leader in other important areas. Please click on the links
below for more information.
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John Kerry on the Environment
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