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Does this mean that Female Lawmakers support The War on Women?

The more I consider the “War on Women” and all of the bills being pushed and passed by Republican-led State Houses as well as those being crafted in Washington, I cannot help but wonder where are the female lawmakers and why are they voting for things like this? Take for example the information found in the article by Amanda Terkel of the Huffington Post titled Scott Walker Quietly Repeals Wisconsin Equal Pay Law.    There had to be some female lawmakers in the Republican Party that thought this was not a good idea.   How can they not see the regression that this and other bills will cause all women?   Are they under the impression that these bills will not affect them or their daughters and sisters?   The article reports that the law quietly signed by Scott Walker harms the "economic security as a women’s health issue," Sara Finger, executive director of WAWH. "The salary women are paid directly affects the type and frequency of health care services t...