“Carolyn Maloney has extensive - she's shown over and over again her creativity, her determination, her tenacity in fighting for women's rights. She has passed a host of bills in many different areas, both national and global, with both national and global importance for women, and she's on a Chair of Finance Committee so essentially in this economic crisis, we thought she would be perfect.” DifferentWould BeFightingPerfectCreativityRightsEconomicAreasDeterminationImportanceCrisisBillsFinanceChairsHostWomens RightsCommitteesTenacityEconomic Crisis Author:Eleanor Smeal
“Carolyn Maloney led the fight to make sure that DNA evidence kits are processed and passed the Debbie Smith Bill. She, when no one almost would listen to us on the whole issue of the Taliban and its treatment of women, she helped pass the Afghan Women's Empowerment Act.” WholeFightingIssuesEvidenceEmpowermentBillsTreatmentDnaTalibanAfghanDna Evidence Author:Eleanor Smeal
“Carolyn Maloney has been a consistent fighter for Afghan women but also for International Family Planning Bills.” Has BeensBillsInternationalPlanningFighterConsistentAfghanFamily Planning Author:Eleanor Smeal
“Carolyn [Maloney] is the kind of legislator who, whether she's in the majority or the minority, whether her party is in the majority or the minority, she doesn't take "No" for an answer, and she frequently calls women leaders and say, "I think we should do this. This is really necessary for women." And so she hangs in there and gets bills passed when people think it's not possible.” PeopleThinkingShouldKindAnswersPartyLeaderBillsMajorityMinoritiesLegislatorsHang In ThereWoman Leader Author:Eleanor Smeal
“Carolyn Maloney identifies with the possibility of being raped, that's why she hung in there for the Debbie Smith Bill. So it - it's essential that in New York, if we can't get a prominent woman in New York, where can we? I mean there's so many states that have never even had a woman senator. We're still on our first this and our first that.” IfsFirstsMeanStillsStatesNew YorkPossibilityEssentialsBillsHungSenatorsProminent Author:Eleanor Smeal