Rally on Women’s Issues Set Today

A seven-month global campaign to combat poverty and violence against women culminates today with a rally intended to raise awareness about family issues and encourage women to vote in the presidential election. “Poverty and violence may be manifested in different ways in different cultures, but they are really at the core of women’s problems,” said Patricia Ireland, president of the National Organization for Women. She said Monday’s Million Family March on the national Mall may dwarf the women’s rally, but they have similar goals. “Both of them are directed at looking at solutions that affect all of our families and translating that into political action,” Ireland said.