Posts by Kathy Groob
American Woman Nancy Bocskor Coaching Women in Middle East
American Politicos Teach Middle-Eastern Women How to Campaign By Abigail Shaha Nancy Bocskor (left) and Reem Qasem (right) As a journalist, Reem Qasem had a unique view of her hometown. Zarqa, Jordan20was in rough shape. There was not always reliable clean water, no safe playgrounds or parks for children, and development in genera l was…
Read More2009 ELECTIONS: Aide to Senator Kerry Running for Boston City Council
By Brandy Bailey, Contributor ElectWomen Magazine The race for Boston City Council has gotten off to an exciting start. One of the most interesting candidates is Ayanna Presley the current political director for Senator John Kerry. Pressley recently announced that she is running for one of four at-large council seats. If elected Pressley will be…
Read MorePOLITICS MAGAZINE CAMPAIGN CONFERENCE: Women in Politics
Politics Magazine hosted its annual campaign conference in Washington, D.C. titled The Art of Political Campaigning. Dozens of campaign workshop sessions were offered throughout the three-day conference. ElectWomen Magazine publisher, Kathy Groob, participated on the Women in Politics panel which has been only offered twice in the history of the campaign conference. Kathy Groob offered…
Read MoreWomen Excluded from New York Senate Clubhouse Fight
Scant Role for Women in Albany Mess By SUSAN DOMINUS, New York Times Locked out of their chamber after staging a leadership coup by nabbing the support of two Democrats, New York State’s Republican senators let themselves back in Thursday afternoon apparently with the use of, as The New York Times put it, “a mysterious…
Read MoreMontgomery County Commission on Women Takes on Poverty
Two-year project focuses on moving local low-income women and their families out of poverty It’s a fact: Single women head 15 percent of families in Montgomery County, Maryland. But, these same families account for nearly half of the county’s families that have incomes below the federal poverty line. To focus attention on the issue and to…
Read MoreMy Brief Life as a Woman
By DANA JENNINGS (Lonnie Schlein/The New York Times) As my wife and I sat on the couch one night this past winter, reading and half-watching the inevitable HGTV, I started sweating hard and my face got so fevered and flushed that I felt as if I were peering into an oven. I turned to Deb…
Read MoreFemale Candidate Not Successful in Hoboken Run-Off Election
Recount Possible – Peter Cammarano Declared Winner By Brandy Bailey, Contributor ElectWomen Magazine Election officials in Hoboken, New Jersey are still working to determine the winner in the run-off for mayor, but if Dawn Zimmer’s 244 machine vote lead holds she will be the first woman to win election as mayor in the town’s 168-year history. …
Read MoreGloria Steinem Keynotes Minnesota Womenwinning Event
By Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine Over 1,200 Minnesota men and women came together for for lunch on Monday, June 15th for the annual fundraiser sponsored by Womenwinning – the Minnesota Women’s Campaign Fund. Multi-generations came together – mothers, daughters, grandmothers, sisters and friends to hear the message that feminist movement leader Gloria Steinem will…
Read MoreVIRGINIA PRIMARY WINNER – Jody Wagner Advances to Virginia’s General Election
By Brandy Bailey, ElectWomen Magazine Contributor, Reporting from Virginia Beach, Virginia Jody Wagner has won the democratic primary for Lt. Governor of Virginia. With 74% of the vote she defeated challenger Michael Signer. Ms. Wagner spent part of election eve campaigning in northern Virginia and then went back to Virginia Beach for Election Day. Ms.…
Read MoreOhio NEW Leadership Program to Inspire College Women – June 15-19
NEW Leadership is designed to address the historical and contemporary underrepresentation of women in politics. While women have always been politically active, their numbers in elective and appointed office are surprisingly low. Women hold only a small number of the seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate and less than a quarter of…
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