US economists nearly flunk McCain on women's issues

More evidence about how bad McCain is on women's issues:

Republican presidential candidate John McCain barely got a passing grade on issues that matter to women while his Democratic rival Barack Obama scored a "B" in report cards awarded Thursday to the two men by US economists.

 

The Economists' Policy Group on Women's Issues (EPGWI), made up of economics professors and researchers from 25 US universities, gave McCain two "Fs" -- the failing grade -- for his positions on pay and jobs equity and reproductive rights.

 

The 72-year-old Republican also got six "Ds", one mark short of failing, and two Cs, with his grade averaging out to D overall.

 

Obama, 47, scored two "As" -- at the opposite end of the scale from an "F" -- for reproductive rights and domestic violence. All the rest of his marks were Bs.

Here are a friend's comments on this:

Biden was awarded Men Stopping Violence's top award a few years ago because he authored and worked hard for the passage of the Violence Against Women Act -- a piece of legislation that John McCain voted AGAINST.   Men Stopping Violence (MSV) -- a terrific and important organization based in Atlanta, working to end domestic violence and violence against women

 

Barack Obama also has a terrific record on women's issues. You can read about VAWA and about the candidates' "report cards" on women's issues below. Please pass this information along.

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US economists nearly flunk McCain on women's issues

 

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081023/ts_alt_afp/usvotewomen_081023211540

 

WASHINGTON (AFP) — Republican presidential candidate John McCain barely got a passing grade on issues that matter to women while his Democratic rival Barack Obama scored a "B" in report cards awarded Thursday to the two men by US economists.