Nuclear weapons are, for me, the ultimate symbol of division. The work of nuclear disarmament became my ministry of reconciliation. The name has changed to Women's Action for New Directions and its mission has expanded to address other forms of division and violence. When human needs are ignored in budgets that favor exotic weapons over food and housing, women and children suffer the most. Children are 100 percent of those benefiting from Head Start and school aid.
Women bring different life experiences and perspectives to public policy.
I don't think it's a coincidence that federal funding for women's health care research went up once more women were elected in the House and Senate. We ensure that concerns that affect women disproportionately are brought to the table, like child care. Indeed, women endorsed by WAND PAC voted progressively on issues of peace, gun control, the environment, women, education, and children 90 percent of the time, compared to 55 percent for all women in Congress and 46 percent for men. Women, of course, cannot go it alone. Meeting the profound challenges facing us today will require the best of every good woman and man, working together.