Posts by Kathy Groob
President Obama Appoints First Openly Gay Woman to West Point Advisory Board
Huffington Post – President Barack Obama has named Brenda S. “Sue” Fulton to the Board of Visitors of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, making her the first openly gay or lesbian person to serve there. Fulton is an army veteran who graduated from West Point in 1980, part of the first class to…
Read MoreSenator Gillibrand Campaign: More Women in Politics
New York Times – As a girl, Kirsten E. Gillibrand learned about politics from her grandmother, Dorothea Noonan, a secretary in the New York State Legislature who defied the norms of her day and organized other women into what became a formidable political club in Albany. Ms. Noonan, known as Polly, would take her granddaughter to the…
Read MoreNY Times Profile: South Carolina’s Young Governor Has a High Profile and Higher Hopes
New York Times – Nikki Haley, at 39 the nation’s youngest governor, loves her iPod. When she signed a long-fought bill to bring more transparency to legislative voting, the Black Eyed Peas blasted through the Capitol rotunda here. Joan Jett, a personal hero because of her fight to prove that women can rock, provided inspiration when…
Read MoreThailand Elects First Female Prime Minister
Bangkok (CNN) — Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva conceded Sunday that Yingluck Shinawatra had won the nation’s election. “Congratulations to Thailand’s first female prime minister,” he said. Authorities were still counting votes, but Yingluck said her Pheu Thai party already appeared to have garnered a majority of votes based on the existing tally. “I would…
Read MoreRestrictive Kansas Abortion Law Blocked By Federal Judge
Huffington Post – KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A federal judge has temporarily blocked Kansas from enforcing new rules for its abortion providers. U.S. District Judge Carlos Murguia (Mer-GHEE’-uh) issued an order Friday after a hearing in a lawsuit against a new Kansas licensing law and regulations issued by the state health department. The law and…
Read MoreEmerge Maine Gearing up for 2012 Election Cycle by Recruiting New Class
Emerge Maine is now recruiting Maine women for its class of 2012. The non-profit organization which offers campaign training for Democratic women is looking for individuals who are committed to effective political leadership and are interested in running for elective office. It offers a comprehensive training program designed to give them the skills needed to win.…
Read MoreWomen on Boards: America Is Falling Behind
By Sylvia Ann Hewlett, Harvard Business Review- What will it take for men to get it? In the last five years, women and minorities actually lost ground in U.S. corporate boardroom representation, despite solid evidence that greater women’s representation in corporate leadership correlates directly with improved business performance. A 2010 McKinsey study finds that across all industry…
Read MoreSandy Pope Runs for First Female Teamsters President
New York Times – Sandy Pope acknowledges straightaway that she faces an uphill battle — she is the first woman to run for the presidency of the very macho Teamsters union, and she is running against a three-term incumbent, James P. Hoffa, who has the most famous last name in American labor. But Ms. Pope, president of…
Read MoreFirst Woman Named as IMF Managing Director
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Christine Lagarde, the finance minister of France, was voted to the post of managing director of the International Monetary Fund on Tuesday. Lagarde, the first woman to run the global financial institution, will replace Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who was arrested last month in New York on sexual assault charges. In a brief…
Read MoreWorld Trends: Japan says too few women in politics, business
TOKYO (AFP) – Japan should promote women in politics and business, a government paper said Tuesday, pointing out that they make up just 11 percent of lower house members and one percent of corporate leaders. The white paper on gender equality suggested Japan introduce a quota system to boost the participation of women in politics,…
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