President:         Eleanor Smeal
Chair:             Peg Yorkin
Vice President:    Toni Carabillo
Secretary:         Judith Meuli
Treasurer:         Rae Wyman
Coordinator:       Katherine Spillar
Co-Editors:        Eleanor Smeal
                   Jyotsna Sreenivasan
                   Jennifer Jackman

1995 Women's Equality Poll Released

Women's rights issues and the feminist movement enjoy historically high levels of public support, according to the newly released 1995 Women's Equality Poll, conducted by Louis Harris and Peter Harris Associates.

Affirmative Action Attacked Nationwide

With affirmative action programs under attack both by Congress and by several state legislative bodies, Eleanor Smeal, Feminist Majority President, travelled through California speaking in support of affirmative action.

Newsbriefs

Representative Maloney Ends Federal NRA Funding, Women Lost in the Media, FMF Intern Wins in Oregon, Threat to Tailhook Award Defeated, Clinton Administration Challenges "Separate But Equal", DC Corrections Employees Win Harassment Suit

Sex Discrimination Ruins Doctor's Career

Feminist Majority establishes the Dr. Maureen Polsby Legal Fund.

Republican Budget Cuts Target Women

The financial security of women is at state in the budget debate in Congress.

Feminist of the Year Knighted

Catherine Euvrad of Roussel Uclaf Honored in France

Links between Right Wing Militias and Anti-Abortion Movement Exposed

Feminist Majority Foundation testifies before Senate committee

Punitive Welfare Bill Stalled in Senate

The Republicans in the Senate have reached a deadlock in the debate on the Senate welfare reform bill.

National Center for Women and Policing Launches Leadership Development Program

This autumn, 250 women leaders in policing and law enforcement will gather at a Washington DC conferance to launch a two-year leadership development program for women in policing.

New CD Benefits Rock for Choice

Spirit of '73: Rock for Choice, a compilation album, will be released August 8th.

Take Feminist Action

How you can make a difference, on the national and local level, and make your belief in women's rights count!

Global Report

Feminist Majority Foundation set for UN Conferance, Pope Salutes Struggle for Women's Equality, Clinton Administration Grants Political Asylum to Abused Woman, Rape Camps Continue in War-Torn Bosnia, Trading Women's Live for Loans.

Women's Sports Under Attack in Congress

Despite claims that he is in favor of gender equality in athletics, Rep. Dennis Hastert (D-IL> continues his attack on Title IX, the federal law that prohibits gender descrimination in federally-funded education, including athletics.

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