“Carolyn Maloney is very, very comfortable with a whole host of issues, but on women's issues, she is really just one of the few people who understands that women are not only half of the world and half of the United States, but they need an advocate; that they have to have advocacy; that our issues cannot be ignored.” PeopleWorldNeedsStatesWholeUnitedHalfUnited StatesIssuesComfortableJust OneHostIgnoredAdvocacy Author:Eleanor Smeal
“She [Carolyn Maloney] has there day in and day out for us and for women of this country and of the world, but she also never forgets the citizens of New York, and she's been, as you know a trailblazer for 9/11, commission for, you know, the financial district, etc.” KnowsWorldCountryForgetNew YorkCitizensFinancialEtcNever ForgetTrailblazers Author:Eleanor Smeal
“We have so few women in Congress. We are so underrepresented and whether we like it or not, we are in area - in an era that still the women, the handful that are there, have two jobs: they represent the constituency that they're from, and they also represent the women of the nation or the state or sometimes as Maloney has done, of the world.” WorldStillsTwoSometimesStatesDoneJobsNationsAreasCongressErasHandfulTwo Jobs Author:Eleanor Smeal
“We think that Hillary [Clinton] will be a symbol and a reality for the women of the world, and it's very important because so many - so many underdeveloped countries, not the least of which is Afghanistan, the women of the world need help, and she understands those issues and is a lightning rod for them.” ThinkingWorldNeedsImportantCountryHelpingRealityIssuesClintonSymbolsAfghanistanLightningNeed HelpUnderdeveloped Countries Author:Eleanor Smeal
“The gag rule is, is that if any program receiving United States funding for Family Planning cannot mention, cannot speak the word "abortion" in the Third World.” IfsWorldStatesSpeakUnitedUnited StatesProgramThirdsPlanningAbortionReceivingFundingThird WorldGagsFamily Planning Author:Eleanor Smeal