BY KAREN DEWITT | Most major corporations these days claim to have a core commitment to women’s rights. -
Amazon says the company promotes “gender equality and empowerment in the workplace, marketplace and communities.”
- AT&T says its core values include “gender equity and the empowerment of women.”
- Coca-Cola says there is “overwhelming evidence that achieving equality and empowerment for women has broad ripple effects that are good for society.”
- CVS claims to be working “to support the unique health needs of women at every age.”
Some companies even declare their support for abortion rights: Amazon, which touts its commitment to equity in the workplace, has said it will pay travel expenses for “non-life-threatening medical treatments including abortions … [if] not available within 100 miles of an employee’s home.”
But behind the scenes, many corporations are propping up lawmakers behind some of the most extreme anti-women legislation of our time. Their political donations not only go directly to these politicians—the money also flows just as deliberately, but less easy to detect, through a maze of organizations, political action committees (PACs), trade associations and dark money vehicles that hide both the recipient and the source of the funds. (Click here to read more) |
