Women’s Equality Coalition Denounces Conservative Members of House Committee For Defeating Bill To Provide Paid Sick Leave to Hardworking Virginians Richmond, Virginia—On Thursday afternoon, House Commerce and Labor Subcommittee #1 defeated HB973, Delegate Guzman’s bill that would have allowed hardworking Virginians to take time off when they get sick without having to worry about how […]

Virginia Women’s Equality Coalition Denounces Anti-Women Members of House Subcommittee for Defeating Common Sense Birth Control Bills Richmond, Virginia—On Thursday afternoon,House Commerce and Labor Subcommittee #1 defeated Delegate Filler-Corn’s Reproductive Health Equity Act, HB1481, a common sense bill that would have made it easier for women to access and afford the cost of birth control. […]

Virginia Women’s Equality Coalition Disappointed that House Subcommittee Fails to Pass Equal Pay Act Richmond, Virginia–The House Commerce and Labor Subcommittee #1 defeated Delegate Boysko’s HB1089, a bill that would have required equal pay for equal work, regardless of sex. Members of the Women’s Equality Coalition are furious that in 2018, there is still such […]

Richmond, Virginia—On Thursday morning, anti-woman members of the Senate Committee on Education and Health defeated Senator McClellan’s SB910, the Whole Woman’s Health Act. The Virginia Women’s Equality Coalition is extremely disappointed that the committee failed to pass such a commonsense bill that affirms women’s right to receive healthcare and brings Virginia code into accordance with […]

Progress Virginia Calls On DNC To Withhold Support From Anti-Woman Lawmakers and Candidates Washington, DC—Progress Virginia is joining 17 other Progress Now affiliates in calling on the Democratic National Committee to withdraw support from any candidate or lawmaker who does not support reproductive freedom and justice. Supporting women and reproductive rights, including abortion access, is a […]