Posts by Kathy Groob
Texas Women Launch Program to Encourage More Women to Run for Office
Project 19 Foundation Launches Nationwide Tour at Texas State Capitol The Project 19 Foundation launches a nineteen-city nationwide tour called the Don’t Stop Believing Tour, celebrating the 90-Year Anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote. The Tour will begin at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas November 3, 2009…
Read MoreKentucky Auditor Crit Luallen Named a 2009 Public Official of the Year by Governing Magazine
Kentucky Auditor Crit Luallen has been named a 2009 “Public Official of the Year” by Washington D.C. magazine Governing for her positive impact on government in Kentucky. “Crit Luallen, Kentucky’s auditor of public accounts, has successfully fought corruption and fiscal mismanagement, the capstone to her 35-year career as a versatile problem-solver in state government,” according…
Read MoreInternet Blogger and Political Activist WINS Race for Pepper Pike City Council
by Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine Author, writer, political analyst, researcher, blogger, mother and community activist, Jill Miller Zimon, has thrown her hat into the ring of politics. A mother of three school-aged children, Jill is using her motherhood status as part of her platform. As the only council candidate with children attending the Orange…
Read MoreThe Mismeasure of Woman
by Joanne Lipman, Guest Contributor New York Times FINALLY! I hear we’re all living in a women’s world now. For the first time, women make up half the work force. The Shriver Report, out just last week, found that mothers are the major breadwinners in 40 percent of families. We have a female speaker of the…
Read MoreCincinnati Women Bloggers to Discuss Social Media and Politics Saturday
The Cincinnati Women Bloggers organization will hold its monthly meeting in a discussion centered on the impact of the social media upon politics. The meeting will be held on Saturday, October 24th at 10 a.m. at the Cincinnati Public Library downtown. Featured speakers are Kathy Groob, Publisher of ElectWomen Magazine and Jane Prendergast, a reporter…
Read MoreSouth Carolina Women on the Ballot This November
The Southeastern Institute for Women in Politics is featuring women candidates who are running for election on November 3rd. Kathy Cantrell, Candidate for SC House, District 48 Kathy Cantrell is currently completing her third year as a Trustee of the Clover School District, where she holds Seat 5. She has more than 22 years of…
Read MoreBoston Herald Female Reporter Demeans U.S. Senate Candidate Martha Coakley
by Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine A Boston Herald pop culture reporter called Massachusetts attorney general and candidate for the United States Senate a “mean girl” and an “ice queen”. Lauren Beckham Falcone took Martha Coakley to task for dodging a reporter’s question about her campaign finance report. Martha Coakley is a candidate in the…
Read MoreMaria Shriver Launches A Woman’s Nation
Maria Shriver, who leads the California Women’s Conference—the pre-eminent forum for, by, and about American women—is launching a multifaceted project in partnership with the Center for American Progress and the University of Southern California’s Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership and Policy. TIME magazine will also be involved in research and reporting, as well as co-presenting discussions…
Read MoreELECTION WATCH: Annise Parker Snags Key Endorsement from the Houston Chronicle
Just days away from the election for the next mayor of Houston, the city’s major daily newspaper The Chronicle, wrote that Annise Parker is an “exceptional” candidate for Mayor with “deep roots in the city and a dazzling range of life experiences and public service.” The newspaper also co-endorsed Gene Locke and will make its…
Read MoreELECTION RESULT: Woman Candidate Falls Short in Special Election for Memphis Mayor
Carol Chumney fell short in her quest to become the first female mayor of Memphis Tennessee. In the special election held Thursday, October 15th, Carol Chumney received 10% of the votes and came in third place in the field of 25 candidates for mayor. The winner is A C Wharton Jr., the current mayor of…
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