“Rhode Island has created a political environment in which women are ignored,” said Hilary Levey Friedman, president of Rhode Island National Organization for Women. “We can and must do better.”
… It was a “shocking” vote for The Woman Project, said Jordan Hevenor, co-founder of the nonprofit that has advocated for the passage of the Reproductive Health Care Act (RHCA). “The RHCA has 28 co-sponsors, and to see that a fair pay bill sending us backward get 66 votes really felt like a punch in the gut,” she told Rewire.News.
“The Woman Project responded by sending out a newsletter outlining the how to run for office, using my own journey filling to be a state committeewoman. The end of the session made it clear that we need more voices in the General Assembly that will represent the voices their constituents,” said Jocelyn Foye, co-founder of The Woman Project. …
