Join WOMEN COUNT ... make a positive move!

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Thanks to your support, we're all about to make history. And we have a great story to tell just nine months into the life of our start-up non-profit. We want you to be among the first to hear it.<br /><br />Soon after WomenCount launched the campaign last November calling for the creation of a Presidential Commission on Women, Rep. Jackie Speier of California received one of our e-mails. She was inspired, and immediately got to work on legislation supporting the cause.<br /><br />Tomorrow - on the 92nd anniversary of Rep. Jeannette Rankin's swearing-in as the first woman Member of Congress - Rep. Speier will introduce a bill to create a Presidential Commission on Women.<br /><br />For too long, women have been an afterthought when it comes to the political process. We've been counted out and left behind, and it's time we stood up and made our voices heard.<br /><br />That's why WomenCount started the campaign to establish a Presidential Commission on Women. The Commission would provide an independent, thorough look at the lives of women in America -- in the home, in the workplace, raising our families, our health, our economic impact -- and make substantive policy recommendations that will help women move forward.<br /><br />If you haven't joined us already,&nbsp;<a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?WomenCount/48ac571248/a91be5a09f/7655e49277">click here to sign our petition urging Congress to support Rep. Speier's bill creating a Presidential Commission on Women.</a><br /><br />You've probably seen the news recently about President Obama creating the White House Council on Women and Girls. It's an important step, and we applaud the President for taking it.<br /><br />But the White House Council serves a very different purpose than the Commission created by this bill. The Council coordinates all federal policy dealing with women's issues, whereas the Commission would take a step back and look at every aspect of life for women in America.<br /><br />The Commission would develop the policies that create equality and opportunity for women, and work with the White House to implement those policies.<br /><br />We can't think of a more important step for women in America than creating this Commission.&nbsp;<a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?WomenCount/48ac571248/a91be5a09f/d88718126d">Tell Congress to support a Presidential Commission on Women today!</a><br /><br />Thank you for your help on this vital issue, and we look forward to the next phase of our campaign - making sure the bill is passed! We'll need your support every step of the way.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br />Stacy, Dale, Sarah, Jen and the WomenCount Team&nbsp;

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