We will not trade off the rights of one woman for the advancement of another. We commit ourselves to respecting women's diversity and finding common ground by working to end all forms of discrimination women face based on race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, culture, age, sexual orientation, disability, class, childbearing choices or marital status. We also celebrate the contributions of women to political and civic life, our economy and our communities. The values and leadership of women are changing businesses and governmental policy as well as daily life. Democracy thrives when women have full and equal representation in all decision-making.
Families thrive when women and men share the responsibilities and joys of family life.
Times have changed. Women in the United States are now the majority of voters, almost half the workforce and the driving force behind the growth of small business. Policies and institutions have not kept pace. We see it as the responsibility of women and men to create the changes necessary to advance the human rights of all. As U.S. women, we acknowledge our challenge and obligation to work against injustice and for human rights at home and wherever U.S. policy and institutions impinge on the lives of others around the world.