Posts by Kathy Groob
Emerge Kentucky Graduate, Democrat Elisabeth Jensen to run in 6th Congressional District
by Ryan Alessi – Elisabeth Jensen, a Lexington Democrat and education advocate, confirmed to Pure Politics that she will run for Congress next year in Central Kentucky’s 6th District for the chance to challenge freshman Republican Congressman Andy Barr. Jensen said in an interview over the weekend that she will hold her first fundraiser July 8,…
Read MoreA Vote to Draft Women in Norway
By REUTERS – Norway’s Parliament voted overwhelmingly on Friday to conscript women into its armed forces, becoming the first European and first NATO country to make military service compulsory for both men and women. Women already serve in the military, but do so of their own volition. They make up a tenth of the armed forces,…
Read MoreMove over conference rooms: Womens’ restrooms are the new power venue
Washington Post – When the Loop wrote about the expanding womens’ restroom off the Senate chamber, we had no idea just how important a venue we were talking about. Forget stuffy conference rooms or even the Senate floor — it turns out that womens’ rooms are where plenty of important conversations happen (and they have…
Read MoreHillary Clinton Takes the Stage, and the Speculation Heats Up
By RAYMOND HERNANDEZ, New York Times – She’s come home. After a temporary tour as a lieutenant in President Obama’s army, Hillary Rodham Clinton rejoined the Clinton family business on Thursday and went right to work on one of its main objectives: advancing the Clinton brand.Mrs. Clinton appeared alongside her husband, Bill Clinton, in a…
Read MoreWisconsin Senate Advances Vaginal Ultrasound Legislation
Feminist Majority – After intense but brief debate, the Wisconsin state Senate approved a bill that could mandate transvaginal ultrasounds before an abortion and impose unnecessary regulations on abortion clinics. The bill, SB 206 [PDF] was approved in a vote of 17 to 15 along party lines. If the bill becomes law, women seeking an abortion…
Read MorePlayful Hillary Clinton Joins Twitter
ABC News- Hillary Clinton has officially joined Twitter. After years of holding out, @HillaryClinton is in fact the former first lady turned Secretary of State. Or in her own words: “Wife, mom, lawyer, women & kids advocate, FLOAR, FLOTUS, US Senator, SecState, author, dog owner, hair icon, pantsuit aficionado, glass ceiling cracker, TBD…” The “TBD”…
Read MoreCommemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Equal Pay Act Monday, June 10th
What Is the Equal Pay Act? Equal pay for equal work. The Equal Pay Act of 1963, an amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), prohibits employers from paying unequal wages, based on gender. Men and women employed in the same establishment, doing substantially equal work must be paid the same wages. Title VII of the…
Read MorePussy Riot Takes Manhattan, Quietly
By MELENA RYZIK, New York Times – If there is ignominy in being anonymous at the premiere of your own movie, the ladies of Pussy Riot didn’t show it. There they were, without their trademark bright balaclavas, sitting at the back of the Landmark Sunshine Cinema on the Lower East Side on Wednesday evening, awaiting the…
Read MoreSusan Rice to become President Obama’s National Security Advisor
By JULIE PACE AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON June 5, 2013 (AP) President Barack Obama’s top national security adviser Tom Donilon is resigning and will be replaced by U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice, marking a significant shakeup to the White House foreign policy team. A White House official confirmed the personnel changes…
Read MorePres Obama to Appoint Samantha Power as UN Ambassador; Who is She?
From The White House – Samantha Power – Former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights Samantha Power is Former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights at the National Security Council. Power most recently served as the Anna Lindh Professor of…
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