Where Bernie Sanders Stands on the Issues-Women's Rights

[Nasty Jack]

Any candidate who expects to be President cannot do it without some help from the female vote. Barack Obama won the women's vote by 12 percentage points in 2012 against Mitt Romney. A recent Gallup Poll gave Hillary Clinton a 56% favorability rating with women. Although I cannot find a poll indicating Bernie Sanders' support by women, below are his stands/votes on women's issues:

Voted YES on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act.
Endorsed as "preferred" by The Feminist Majority indicating pro-women's rights.
Enforce against wage discrimination based on gender.

But conservative has-been William Kristol resurrected an ages-old piece Sanders wrote intended to attack gender stereotypes of the 1970s which has been blown completely out of perspective since he announced his running. His "campaign spokesman Michael Briggs said it was a 'dumb attempt at dark satire in an alternative publication' that 'in no way reflects his views or record on women.'" Salon goes on to say:

In 2003, Sanders was among 32 co-sponsors of the Prison Rape Elimination Act, a measure to “establish a zero-tolerance standard” for sexual violence in prison.
In 2011, Sanders co-sponsored a measure to address the rape kit backlog.
In 2012, Sanders co-sponsored the renewal of the Violence Against Women Act.
In 2013, he called on the Dept. of Veterans Affairs to step up efforts to provide care and benefits for veterans who experienced sexual assault in the military.
In 2014, Sanders voted for New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s proposal to move the system of reporting and prosecuting rape in the military outside the chain of command.

Bernie Sanders clearly respects women's rights and deserves the female vote.

Nasty Jack

[TDale313]

1. I'm glad I read the article myself.

I'm a woman, a feminist, and supporting Bernie. I was disturbed by the media's description of this old essay. The implication is that it's a piece that eroticises or romanticized rape- so misleading and far from the truth. It really is talking about how our culture and gender stereotypes have poisoned the way men and women relate to each other. Poorly written, yes, but not at all the way it's being portrayed.

[Nasty Jack]

3. I'm with you

My wife has expressed her individualism since I've known her and she's the greatest gal in the world. By the way, "our Bernie" compared his piece to 50 Shades of Grey: http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/bernie-sanders-compares-his-sex-article-50-shades-grey He does have a sense of humor.

[Jefferson23]

2. K&R

[Sheepshank]

4. I was wondering....

he proposed, co-sponsored, called for etc....did those bills pass?