Introduced in November, the WHPA currently has 98 co-sponsors in the House of Representatives and 33 co-sponsors in the Senate. My goal is to get every Democrat, and enough Republicans to guarantee passage, to sign on as cosponsors, with your help. ps. you may contact me directly via the link (my name in red text) under the title of this petition.

Five years ago this month, I stood next to President Barack Obama while he signed his first bill into law--my law, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. And now, I'm in Washington, D.C., again--not only to celebrate the law's passage, but also to remind the President that his work is not done. The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act was an important first step in our fight for pay equity, but it was just that--a first step. While the Ledbetter law righted the wrong-headed decision the Supreme Court made in my case, we need an executive order from the President to give employees and employers the concrete tools they need to make real progress in closing the gender pay gap. Please join me in urging President Obama to make 2014 the year for progress on equal pay by signing an executive order banning federal contractors from retaliating against workers who ask about pay discrepancies--a critical first step.

Specialty license plates currently available in 29 states, including Ohio promote a pro-life (anti-abortion) message. By authorizing such plates, but not offering plates conveying a pro-choice message at the same time, Ohio is carrying out viewpoint discrimination. Each day in Ohio, I see only one side of the abortion debate being promoted with the approval and assistance of the state. As long as Ohio drivers who support reproductive rights are denied their own license plate, the State of Ohio is simultaneously providing a platform to oppose abortion while censoring those who support abortion rights.

From 1972-2001, I ran a countywide abortion rights organization and two PACs. We flipped our county from 12-2 anti-choice to 100% pro-choice for county, state, and federal offices, by convincing pro-choice supporters to become pro-choice voters. I will seek every opportunity to urge pro-choice candidates to promote their pro-choice positions in their print literature, radio and TV ads, debates, and interviews. This is a winning strategy.

We need three states to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment so that it can be added to the Constitution, as our 28th Amendment. The time has come for equality among women and men to be recognized and supported by our United States Constitution

As Founder of Katrina’s Dream (www.KatrinasDream.org), an organization established in memory of my mother-in-law, the Rev. Katrina Martha Van Alstyne Welles Swanson, one of the first women priests to be ordained in the Episcopal Church, I represent an organization deeply invested in this issue and focused on achieving true equality, critical to your constituency. Recently widowed and having to navigate society has brought home the obstacles placed by oppressive societal forces facing women in America. I have lost my home, business, and am starting over. I am one of the 70% of those 100 million living in poverty and much of that has to do simply with my gender. While women are Equal in every aspect we are not treated the same under the law. The only only right guaranteed women is the right to vote. I am hoping that you will not only sign this petition but you will show you support of my pilgrimage across America from San Francisco to Washington DC covering all 15 states that have not ratified the ERA,to promote the full inclusion of women in society and join me in spirit on our Facebook event page. https://www.facebook.com/events/370467279764897/ Thank you in advance. I look forward to your continued support and prayers. Love and Light in Christ, Helene

Richard Black, a candidate for Congress in Virginia, thinks that spousal rape should not be a crime. When Virginia voted to allow spouses to be prosecuted for rape, Black opposed it as a state senator and questioned whether marital rape is even possible, saying "when they're living together, sleeping in the same bed, she's in a nightie, and so forth." This is outrageous and unacceptable. Marital rape is a crime and a very serious instance of domestic violence. And it's not the first time Black dismisses rape with his comments. He once told a newspaper that military rape is "as predictable as human nature... Think of yourself at 25,... Wouldn't you love to have a group of 19-year-old girls under your control, day in, day out?" When candidates for public office aren't met with the outrage they deserve for their offensive and incredibly dangerous comments, it only emboldens them to push radical anti-woman policies once they are in office. Black's views on rape are downright dangerous and inhumane, and we have to speak out. The National Republican Campaign Committee knows that women voters are critical to success. They have to hear that this is the wrong way to attract them.

As a writer of books for teenagers, I was horrified to read of Spozhmai's arrest and of her treatment at home. Young people deserve a stable environment in which to grow and learn, not a boot camp for suicide warriors. Please give her a real, caring home and a real life.

Roseanne's show may have been groundbreaking, but today, Roseanne is transphobic and seemingly woman- (and feminist-)hating. She shouldn't be spewing advice in the pages of a self-proclaimed feminist magazine (or anywhere, really, but we'll settle for not in Bust). As an xoJane commenter wrote, "[Roseanne] is a prime example of how you can ~*be a woman*~ and ~*do some ground-breaking sh_t*~ and ~*carve out a big place for yourself in women's history*~ AND THEN F_CKING RUIN IT by BEING AN A__HOLE and apparently also not having any reading comprehension skills." (http://www.xojane.com/issues/lindy-west-roseanne-twitter-rape-jokes#comment-920034251) In the words of black feminist blogger Trudy Hamilton, "Roseanne's White & class privileged, ignore class intersections in the 99%, transphobic, cis gender 'feminism' = BOO." (https://twitter.com/thetrudz/status/261860715059609600) Need some examples? On 12/23/13, Roseanne tweeted (and then deleted) "susan rice is a man w big swinging ape balls" (https://twitter.com/TheRealRoseanne/status/415172464386138114) June 2013: Attacking feminist blogger/comedian Lindy West & mischaracterizing her comments as advocating censorship: http://jezebel.com/why-is-roseanne-calling-jezebel-a-misogynistic-woman-h-511345557 October 2012: Discriminating against pre-op trans women: http://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/73083271.html No, Bust, we CAN'T "all just get along." (http://www.bust.com/roseanne-barr-and-lindy-west-cant-we-all-just-get-along.html) Grow up and hire an intersectional feminist advice columnist.

Too many Women are dying at the hands of their intimate partners and this widespread epidemic is plaguing our communities and states. This is Our opportunity to bring awareness to the forefront and place another resource on the journey to protecting Men, Women and Teens because we all can suffer at the hands of an abuser. Domestic Violence does not discriminate.

I am starting this petition because I feel our society already makes it difficult for moms to breastfeed and work. I have personally been affected by this issue since there is not a specific place (that is consistent, and I know will always be available) for me to pump at work. Breastfeeding is the most beneficial form of nutrition for a baby, and I feel all companies should support working mothers by providing an adequate and consistent location to pump.

How are women supposed to know ahead of time if they are going to be raped or be a victim of incest? If this law is not opposed, these women will have to pay out of their pockets for ALL medical if they need an abortion, including if there are complications afterward. We need to stop this and bring this to the voters of Michigan to vote on.