Democrat Eric Swalwell represents California's 14th Congressional District. 

Happy International Women’s Day, friend!

On International Women's Day, we recognize that a balanced world is a better world. But friend, despite the incredible gains we’ve made over the last year, like electing a record number of women to the 118th Congress, we are far from achieving a balanced world.

This year would’ve marked the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, but as we all know, the Supreme Court overturned the landmark 1973 ruling in an overreaching partisan act. Let me make a few things clear:

When women don’t have the freedom to make their own health care decisions, they do not have equal rights.

When women are forced to give birth without guaranteed paid family leave, they do not have equal rights.

When women, especially women of color, receive less in wages than their male counterparts, they do not have equal rights.

Friend, we as a nation cannot strip women of their health care autonomy, force them to choose between raising their children or continuing their career, pay them less, and claim that they have equal rights in the United States.

Last year, I was an original cosponsor of the Women's Health Protection Act of 2022, the Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance Act, and the Paycheck Fairness Act to ensure women across the country received the equal treatment they deserve.

But while my Democratic colleagues and I continue trying to pave a path forward for equity, our GOP majority continues to do nothing but push incendiary culture wars, spread misinformation, and roll back fundamental rights.

Enough is enough.

With a majority in the House, the GOP now has the power to block any legislation to advance the economic, social, and political rights of women. That’s why my colleagues and I are already gearing up to take back the House in 2024: We will continue fighting for and expanding the rights of women in every aspect of society.

If you’re ready to join our fight to take back our majority and work to build back a better and truly balanced world for women across the US, please make a contribution in honor of International Women’s Day today.

As a father to a fiercely independent daughter, I want more than anything to see her grow up in a country that doesn’t interfere with her personal, private health care decisions. Should she one day choose to have a child of her own, I want her to be a parent and have a successful career. And I want to make sure she doesn’t receive a cent less than her male counterparts.

This is only a fraction of the work we need to do to ensure our daughters and our granddaughters grow up in a world that treats them as equals. It won’t be easy, but it is necessary.

Together, we can and will accomplish this.

— Eric