George W. Bush has failed time and again to protect women and children. Here are just a few examples of what his administration has done:

* Perpetuated the wage gap, even with White House staffers. * Weakened family and medical leave rules. * Rejected raising the minimum wage. * Deleted women’s issues and information from government web sites. * Opposed affirmative action. * Supported abortion ban for women in military abroad. *Tried to eliminate contraception coverage for female federal employees. * Signed first ban on an abortion procedure since 1973. * Appointed extreme right-wing judges hostile to women’s and civil rights. * Promised to write anti-gay discrimination into the Constitution. * Abandoned sexual harassment lawsuits without reason. * Made world more dangerous with Iraq war. * Increased funding for nuclear weapons. * Withdrew from arms control and environmental treaties. * Left 16 million children behind with tax cuts to super-rich. * Under-funded education by $9 billion-plus. * Threatened to gut girls sports programs. * Supports immigration policies that tear families apart. * Slashed funding for WIC, Section 8 housing, Head Start and special education.

Sources: thetruthaboutgeorge.com; NOW Pacs; Working Women Vote, AFL-CIO; Black Women’s Health Project

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