Take Action

Take Action to Demand Fair Pay
Urge your Senators to support the Fair Pay Restoration Act of 2007 to correct the Supreme Court ruling in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., gutting the ability of workers to sue for wage discrimination. The Ledbetter decsion leaves women workers everywhere vulernable to wage discrimination without recourse. We cannot allow this destructive descion to stand. Demand your sentors take action for women's rights!

Stop Child Marriages!
Take action today to stop child marriages! In several countries across the world, including India, Niger, and Uganda, more than half of girls are married before they turn 18. Girls as young as 7 or 8 are forced into marriage, and pressured to give birth before their bodies are ready. These girls face increased risks for domestic violence, maternal mortality, infant mortality, obstetric fistula, and contracting HIV. They are often forced to drop out of school, and lose the chance to gain vital skills that could help them overcome poverty. Join us today to stop the practice of child marriage!

We Demand Affordable and Accessible Birth Control
The price of birth control on college campuses has increased dramatically because of a law passed by Congress in 2005 and signed into law by President Bush. Join us in demanding that Congress restore affordable birth control for college health centers and clinics serving low-income women!

Stand with our sisters in Iran!
Please join our virtual march around the world, in solidarity with our sisters in Iran, and send a message to the United Nations and Iranian officials demanding the immediate release of the remaining three women’s rights activists. The Iranian authorities must see people everywhere joining together to protest the detainment of these leaders and to call for equal rights for women in Iran. With the eyes of the world upon this injustice, we can help ensure the safe release of these courageous women and prevent future arrests of feminists for peacefully protesting for equal rights.

Repeal the Global Gag Rule!
On Monday, January 22nd, 2007, Representatives Nita Lowey (D-NY), Chris Shays (R-CT) and 36 other members of Congress reintroduced the Global Democracy Promotion Act (GDPA), a bill that would repeal the Global Gag Rule and release much needed funds for international family planning programs. The GDPA prohibits the denial of U.S. funds to overseas groups based on the medical services they provide, and makes clear that U.S. funds may not be used to impose restrictions on free speech that would be illegal if applied in the United States. We need you to contact your Members of Congress today and ask them to add their names to the list of co-sponsors of the GDPA.

Take Action for Women in the Mariana Islands!
At long last, Congress is acting to stop the exploitation of guest workers in the Northern Mariana Islands, a territory of the U.S. The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will hold hearings on February 8th on whether or not the labor and immigration abuses in the Northern Marianas warrant additional legislative reform by Congress. Write your Senators to extend all U.S. labor and immigration law protections to these guest workers and put an end to the unjust treatment of women workers in the Marianas.

Take Action Now to Help Afghan Women!
With both houses of Congress in the hands of the Democrats, we have a chance this year to pass the Afghan Women Empowerment Act of 2007! Take a moment now to urge your Senators and Representative to co-sponsor this critical bill for Afghan women and girls.

Defend Reproductive Freedom!
Join the signers of the Ms. Petition for Safe, Legal, and Accessible Abortion and Birth Control. Contact your Representative and Senators to tell them that reproductive freedom must be defended. Join us by standing up and speaking truth to power.