Posts by Kathy Groob
2011 Global Gender Gap Report: The Best (And Worst) Countries For Women
Huffington Post – If you’ve been itching to take a sabbatical overseas, now may be the time to up and move to Iceland. That’s right, friends: That not-actually-so-icy isle may be the best country in the world to be a working woman, according to the World Economic Forum’s newly released 2011 Global Gender Gap Report.…
Read MoreSeven month pregnant candidate walks in parade while male opponent rides in convertible
By Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine – Nothing, even being seven months pregnant at the time, would stop Sheila Calko from getting out and talking to voters in the Howland, Ohio July 4th parade. A young mother of two, Calko is running for Ohio’s 64th District House Seat against an older male incumbent. There are…
Read MoreThe Men Behind The War On Women
By Laura Bassett for Huffington Post – A group of men with no real background in law or medicine, but blessed with a strong personal interest in women’s bodies, have quietly influenced all of the major anti-abortion legislation over the past several years. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops may be one of the quietest, yet…
Read MoreSet Your DVR for Diane Sawyer’s Interview with Gabby Giffords
Click here to watch the preview, and set your DVR for Monday, November 14, 2011 at 10 p.m. EST for Diane Sawyer’s interview with Congresswoman Gabby Giffords and her husband Mark Kelly.
Read MoreDeepest Sympathies to Hillary Clinton
Chicago Tribune – Dorothy Howell Rodham, the mother of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, has died at the age of 92. Rodham died shortly after midnight today in Washington, D.C., surrounded by her family, according to a statement released by the State Department. “Her story was a quintessentially American one, largely because she wrote it herself,” the…
Read MoreTo Gain More Women in Politics, Focus on College Women
By Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine – The American Association of University Women (AAUW) and Running Start have joined together to increase the numbers of college women in leadership tracks and running for office with the Elect Her – Campus Women Win program. “Fifty-four percent of women in Congress have run for office in college,” said…
Read MorePink Politics Announced on The Political Wire
http://politicalwire.com/archives/2011/10/12/pink_politics.html
Read MoreA Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
Angela Merkel Seizes Initiative and Confounds Her Critics New York Times – The chancellor from Communist East Germany did not understand financial markets, critics whispered. The compulsive poll-watcher would not risk offending voters, analysts declared. Angela Merkel is German first and European second, fellow politicians complained. Early on Thursday morning, Chancellor Merkel appeared to defy…
Read MoreBest Chance in 20 Years for Women to Win
Presidential Voting, Combined With Redistricting, Gives Women Best Chance in 20 Years to Win Office October Surprise: Women Considering a Run Should File Now NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ and PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 24, 2011 — When presidential elections overlap with redistricting – which happens only once every 20 years – opportunities increase vastly for women…
Read MoreCampaigns & Elections Announces 2011 CampaignTech Innovators Presented by New Media Strategies
Digital-political superstars honored for their legacies of innovation in technology Ten digital-political practitioners and strategists at the top of their fields are being honored as the inaugural class of Campaigns & Elections’ CampaignTech Innovators presented by New Media Strategies. Nominated by their peers, Innovators work in the fields of technology, campaigns, advocacy and government and have developed…
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