Posts by Kathy Groob
Female Candidate Fights for Women’s Healthcare
Sara Feigenholtz took bold steps today when she vowed to fight for mandatory coverage of mammograms for all women 40 an older. Feigenholtz is one of two women running in the primary campaign of 12 Democrats for the open 5th Congressional District seat formerly held by Rahm Emmanuel. To read about this Illinois special election,…
Read MoreWhy Elect Women? Statistics Tell the Story.
Published today on Politics Magazine Online Politics Magazine is featuring a story written by ElectWomen.com publisher, Kathy Groob about the need to elect more women to political offices. Link to full article here: http://www.politicsmagazine.com/blog_post/show/136. This year, we had a credible woman run for president. We have female governors. Even the U.S. Speaker of the…
Read MoreOhio Woman Enters Race for U.S. Senate
A top Democratic Ohio State official Tuesday threw her hat into the ring in the race to fill retiring U.S. Sen. George Voinovich’s seat in 2010. Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner made her candidacy official in an online announcement and through a new website at jenniferbrunner.com. Brunner will face fellow Democrat Lt. Gov. Lee…
Read MoreGov Loop Brings Government Employees in to the New Age
Washington, DC (PRWEB) — The Obama campaign utilized the most modern and sophisticated technologies available as part of their platform. From myBarackObama to the Obama YouTube channel and Twitter feeds, the campaign utilized these tools to connect directly with citizens. As the 44th Administration enters the White House, the Obama staff has been complaining that…
Read MoreMaine Women Lead Legislature
By Glenn Adams, The Associated Press AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine’s glass ceiling developed a few more cracks when women were sworn in as Senate president and House speaker. And in one of its first acts, the newly seated Legislature elected Maine’s first female attorney general. “It’s so good to see things moving ahead,” said Janet…
Read MoreWorldwide Leaders – Female Heads of State
FEMALE HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT CURRENTLY IN OFFICE Including leaders of Self-governing External Territories 1952- H.M. Elizabeth II of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Her other Realms and TerritoriesQueen, Defender of the Faith, Head of the Commonwealth Until 1953 her title was Queen of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Overseas Dominions.…
Read MoreCorporate Female Leader Stats Mirror Congress
Catalyst, the nonprofit organization working to improve inclusiveness and expand business opportunities released their report on women leaders in Fortune 500 companies. The statistics mirror the same low percentages of women in Congress. Women in Congress – 17% Women Fortune 500 Board Members – 15% Percentage of women in the U.S. labor force: 46.3% Percentage…
Read MoreUp Close with a Candidate: Sara Feigenholtz ***Special Election March 3rd***
Sara Feigenholtz is a candidate for Illnois’ 5th Congressional seat in Northwest Chicago; the seat recently vacated by President Obama’s Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel. The primary election is March 3, 2009 and the general election is on April 7, 2009. Sara took a few moments off from the campaign trail to sit down with…
Read MoreWhere the Hell are all the Women?
Hillary’s historic run left “18 million cracks in the glass ceiling” By Gloria Feldt – Elle Magazine So where are the other female politicians who should be looking to shatter it? Here are the real reason efforts to get women to run in greater numbers have largely failed—until now. Around a table at Phoenix hot…
Read MoreMeet the New Women in Congress
Eleven new Congresswomen and two new female Senators were sworn into office with the 111th Congress. Kathy Dahlkemper (D) – Congresswoman from Pennsylvania’s 3rd District, having beat out incumbent Congressman Phil English for the honor of representing the district. A long-time resident of Erie but a first-time campaigner, she and her husband, Dan have 5…
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