Posts by Kathy Groob
Pink Politics Book Event With Kathy Groob in NYC Wednesday
Women in Politics: Closing in on Equal With the mayoral election coming up in New York City – and a woman leading the pack of candidates, who, if elected, would be the city’s first female mayor – the timing couldn’t be more salient for a conversation about “pink politics.” Please join the Women’s Information Network-NYC,…
Read MoreAll 20 women senators dine with Obama Tuesday evening
By JENNIFER EPSTEIN, POLITICO – All 20 women serving in the Senate were at the White House on Tuesday night for a dinner with President Obama, a White House official said. The menu for the meal, Obama’s third dinner in as many weeks with senators, included Alaskan halibut and peach pie. The women in the chamber…
Read MoreWomen’s Campaign Fund Takes New York
By Kathy Groob, Founder ElectWomen.com – In a star-studded display of strong woman-power, The Women’s Campaign Fund hosted their 33rd annual New York City gala last evening at Christie’s Auction House. The forty-year-old organization headed by Sam Bennett, assembled an impressive list of Congresswomen, elected officials and former candidates to share insights and lend support for…
Read MoreAn Exploration Of The Changing Lives Of Women : NPR
by MARILYN GEEWAX, NPR – Many revolutions begin with the sound of explosions and marching boots. Now, another revolution is shaking up the world, and it’s moving forward to the beep of alarm clocks and the clack of heels heading out. Legions of women around the world are leaving their homes to join the paid labor…
Read MoreEditorial by Gabrielle Giffords: A Senate in the Gun Lobby’s Grip – NYTimes.com
A Senate in the Gun Lobby’s Grip – By GABRIELLE GIFFORDS SENATORS say they fear the N.R.A. and the gun lobby. But I think that fear must be nothing compared to the fear the first graders in Sandy Hook Elementary School felt as their lives ended in a hail of bullets. The fear that those children…
Read MoreSouth Carolina Congressional Race: Jenny Sanford accuses ex-husband Mark Sanford of trespassing
Jenny Sanford accuses ex-husband Mark Sanford of trespassing – Alex Isenstadt – POLITICO.com Disgraced former South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford is running against Elizabeth Colbert Busch for an open Congressional seat in a special election scheduled for May 7th.
Read MoreNew Pope determined to eliminate radical feminist American nuns
By Laurie Goodstein, New York Times – Pope Francis has reaffirmed the reprimand of American nuns issued by his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, and endorsed the plan to have three bishops supervise an overhaul of the nation’s largest umbrella group of American nuns. The announcement from the Vatican on Monday dashed the hopes of Catholic sisters and their supporters,…
Read More“American People Refused to be Terrorized”
Boston Globe – President Obama said Tuesday investigators do not know whether the bombs that killed three and wounded dozens at the Boston Marathon were an act of a single person or a an organized group — or why they were planted — but that the “American people refused to be terrorized.’’ The president said investigators…
Read MoreBPW Tennessee Foundation Offers Career Advancement Scholarship
The Tennessee Business & Professional Women (BPW) Foundation is offering a $1,000 career advancement scholarship. The criteria for application includes: Recipient must be female, a US citizen, 25 years of age or older, and pursuing a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in the fields of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) – or related…
Read MoreEmerge Wisconsin Names Tammy Baldwin Woman of the Year
Emerge Wisconsin, the Democratic women’s political training program, has named U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin as their Woman of the Year for 2013. Baldwin will be honored at an event on May 30, 2013 at Milwaukee County War Memorial Center, 750 N. Lincoln Memorial Drive, Milwaukee. The VIP reception begins at 5:30 and a general reception and program…
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