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Statement “MomsRising applauds Martha Raddatz for doing a masterful job moderating last night’s vice presidential debate.  But it is disappointing that, even though the debate took place on the International Day of the Girl, issues of paramount importance to girls and women, including family economic security, were not discussed at all.   

Statement “Let's face it: Last night both Governor Romney and President Obama missed a chance to win over women and mom voters.  After the debate, we were left scratching our heads wondering how the the preset debate agenda items titled, ‘Economy I, Economy II, and Economy III’ could have left out women, children, and families when women are holding up our economy.  Fair pay, the price of child care, and a lack of paid leave to care for children and the elderly are among the key economic issues in women’s and mothers’ daily lives.  Any discussion about the economy that leaves out women, moms, and f

News release WASHINGTON, DC – With this year’s election pulling into the homestretch, mothers all across the country are listening carefully to hear what the candidates have to say about the issues that are most important to them, and they’ll be paying particular attention on October 3 when the presidential candidates hold their first debate on domestic policy in Denver, CO.

Statement “As Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan accept the Republican nomination at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida, they need to consider one of America’s most important but overlooked demographics: moms.    “More than 80 percent of women in the United States have children by the time they're forty-four, making moms an important part of the American public, culturally and electorally.