Posts by Kathy Groob
Senate women’s civility pact
by Erika Lovely, Politico – It’s something you almost never see in Senate politics: one female senator attacking another, even when they’re on opposite sides of an issue. Among the 17 female senators, it amounts to an informal nonaggression pact. In the male-dominated, tradition-bound Senate chamber, their desire to recapture a long lost sense of…
Read MoreFormer Lexington Mayor Teresa Isaac conducts campaign workshops for women in Uganda
U.S. Speaker conducts Campaign Strategy and Election workshops for Women As part of the U.S. Government’s efforts to support democratic development in Uganda, former Lexington, Kentucky Mayor Teresa Isaac led four Campaign Strategy and Election workshops for women in Hoima, Amuru, Kumi, and Rukungiri from January 10 through January 21, 2011. Participants included women leaders,…
Read MoreHealth Care Law Gives New Boost to Breastfeeding Mothers
MSNBC – When Stacey Weiland was a gastroenterology fellow and a new mother she had trouble finding the time or a place to pump breast milk at the Colorado hospitals where she worked, and often ended up in a bathroom stall or just not pumping at all. Weiland would wear heavy sweaters in order to…
Read MoreWhy Female Politicians are More Effective
Newsweek – Some dubbed it “The Year of the Woman.” But despite “mama grizzly” talk and a crop of high-profile female candidates, last year’s elections resulted in no net additions to the female ranks of the Senate and, for the first time since 1978, a net loss in the House. In fact, more than 90…
Read MorePartners and Allies: Emerge America Convenes Women Leaders for Common Mission
By Kathy Groob, Publisher In Washington, D.C. this week during the annual Emerge America conference, President Karen Middleton convened a panel of top women advocates and organizations centered on the theme of building new relationships among the various pro-electing women’s national organizations. “There is a role to play where we all interlock; where we can…
Read MoreThe White House Project Announces New President
Marie Wilson Appoints Tiffany Dufu as the Second President of The White House – The White House Project Board of Directors and Staff are thrilled to announce Tiffany Dufu as the second President of The White House Project. After 12 groundbreaking years leading The White House Project, Marie Wilson passes the torch of leadership to Tiffany…
Read MoreCongresswoman Terri Sewell Elected President of Democratic Freshman Class in Congress
Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell Elected President of the Democratic Freshman Class of the 112th Congress – Was Appointed Senior Whip by House Democratic Whip and Also Elected as a Regional Whip WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell (AL-7) was elected by her fellow freshman Democratic members to serve as the President of their Freshman Class…
Read MoreSen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson Announces She Won’t Run in 2012
(CNN) – Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, announced Thursday that she will not seek re-election in 2012.
Read MoreWomen take reins of power in Latin America, but not in the U.S.
By Teo Ballve, The Progressive –The inauguration of Brazil’s first female president is a stark reminder that the United States lags far behind its Latin American neighbors in electing women to power. Dilma Rousseff took Brazil’s presidential oath on Jan. 1, becoming the leader of Latin America’s largest and most powerful country. Long stereotyped for…
Read MoreThe Shooting of Congresswoman Giffords: What does it mean for women?
By Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine The horror of the attempted assassination of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona transcends gender, race and all of our other culturally diverse groups in the United States. However, when one the few women who currently serve in Congress is taken down by a fellow citizen, it causes tremendous shock…
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