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Sandy 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,…
Read MoreOne woman running for president – Michele Bachmann announces candidacy
Huffington Post – Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) is in it to win it in 2012. The conservative congresswoman and Tea Party favorite formally declared her candidacy for president of the United States on Monday in Waterloo, Iowa, where she was born and grew up as a child before moving to Minnesota. A radio ad running in…
Read MoreCongo: 170 Women Raped in Two Villages
New York Times – The number of reported victims of a mass rape by gunmen in Congohas risen to as many as 170, the United Nations’ refugee agency said Friday. The government in Kinshasa said that the mass rape, the largest reported in nearly a year, might have been carried out by former rebels whom the…
Read MorePlanned Parenthood Win In Indiana: Judge Blocks Parts Of Tough New Abortion Law
Huffington Post – Indiana is not allowed to cut off Planned Parenthood’s public funding for general health services solely because the organization also provides abortions, a federal judge said Friday in blocking parts of the state’s tough new abortion law. U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt’s ruling granted Planned Parenthood of Indiana’s request for a…
Read MoreIndianapolis women bear consequences of Planned Parenthood defunding
USA Today – The consequences of efforts to prevent taxpayer dollars from going to Planned Parenthood are now being felt. In Indiana, Planned Parenthood will stop treating Medicaid patients and lay off two of three specialists after $100,000 in donations it had been using to replace state money ran out this week. A state law…
Read MoreA blow for women – Supreme Court sides with Walmart against women’s rights
MSNBC – WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court blocked the largest sexual-discrimination lawsuit ever from proceeding as a class action on Monday, handing a victory to Wal-Mart in a case that pitted the massive retailer against millions of its female employees. The court’s decision could have broad implications for workers seeking jointly to sue their employers in…
Read MoreHistoric Marine base gets 1st-ever female general
AP – PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. — For the first time in its 96-year history, a female general will lead the famed Marine Corps training installation at South Carolina’s Parris Island. The Marine Corps says Brig. Gen. Loretta Reynolds will take charge of the depot Friday. The one-star Naval Academy graduate is taking command from Brig. Gen.…
Read MoreHahn Campaign to file FEC complaint Against Huey Campaign for alliance with maker of horrible commercial
Hahn Campaign Calls for Federal Investigation into Possible Coordination Between Huey Campaign and Independent Expenditure Following the release of the most explicit, racist and sexist pro-Huey online smear commercial, the Janice Hahn for Congress campaign announced it was filing a complaint with the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) calling for a Federal Investigation into linkages between…
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