Independent Women's Voice Holds Press Conference Celebrating New Mexico Women's Bills Of Rights (HB 205)
SANTA FE, N.M., Feb. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Independent Women's Voice (IWV) joined New Mexico lawmakers in a joint press conference to celebrate the introduction of HB 205—IWV's Women's Bill of Rights (WBOR)—and call upon Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham to stand with women in New Mexico.
- Independent Women's Voice Ambassadors, all who have been directly impacted by the erasure of women, spoke at the press conference.
- I am grateful to New Mexico lawmakers for advancing Independent Women's Voice's Women's Bill of Rights—ensuring that single-sex spaces continue to protect incarcerated women and give them a voice."
- Women's Bill of Rights model legislation, first announced in March 2022 , was drafted by Independent Women's Voice and Independent Women's Law Center (IWLC) in collaboration with the feminist organization Women's Liberation Front (WoLF).
- Independent Women's Voice fights for women by expanding support for policy solutions that aren't just well intended, but actually enhance freedom, opportunities, and well-being.