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Michelle Obama Sends New Message to Women
Why Michelle Obama inspires women around the globe CNN — Heather Ferreira works in the slums of Mumbai, India, where she has watched thousands of women live under a “curse.” The women she meets in the squalid streets where “Slumdog Millionaire” was filmed are often treated with contempt, she says. They’re considered ugly if their…
Read MoreSenate Confirms Kathleen Sebelius as Health & Human Serivces Cabinet Secretary
Late Tuesday, the U.S. Senate confirmed Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius as the new Health and Human Services Cabinet Secretary. The Senate approved the nomination of Kathleen Sebelius to head the Department of Health and Human Services, filling the final seat in President Obama’s Cabinet on the eve of his 100th day in office. Democrats had…
Read MoreTuesday Update – Swine Flu U.S. Response
As of Tuesday, April 28th 50 confirmed cases of the swine flu have been confirmed in the United States. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano declared a public emergency that is called “standard protocol” for activating all the agencies of government necessary to deal with the potential health crisis. There are no reported deaths from swine…
Read MoreMaria Shriver Launches A Women’s Nation
Maria Shriver, who leads the California Women’s Conference—the pre-eminent forum for, by, and about American women—is launching a multifaceted project in partnership with the Center for American Progress and the University of Southern California’s Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership and Policy. TIME magazine will also be involved in research and reporting, as well as co-presenting…
Read MoreGetting Back to Financial Basics– The Key to Developing Peace of Mind and Prosperity
By Mackey McNeill, CPA/PFS IAR, President and CEO, Mackey Advisors If you are like me, you just want the recession to go away. Enough already! Yet as I rail against this downturn, when I pause, I see it as a “reset.” We are long overdue for some of the changes we are now seeing in the…
Read MoreSouth Carolina Taking Steps to Advance Women in Politics & Leadership
Despite being ranked 50th in the nation in women’s political involvement, South Carolina women are taking steps needed to bring about change in their state. The Southeastern Institute for Women in Politics, a bi-partisan women’s political training organization, is hosting its 2009 Leading Women Dinner in Columbia on May 1st followed the next day by…
Read MoreVirginia’s Farm Team Hosting Statewide Meeting and Gubernatorial Debate THIS WEEKEND
RSVP today for the no-cost Farm Team statewide meeting in Williamsburg, Virginia this weekend on April 18-19. Planning and campaign workshops are held on Saturday, April 18th from 2-4 p.m. followed by dinner with guest speaker and political commentator, Celinda Lake. Sunday, April 19th continues with breakfast and programs followed at 2 p.m. by a…
Read MoreAfter Cancer, Lawmaker Urges Tests
By Richard Leiby Washington Post She didn’t cry on “Good Morning America.” She didn’t cry when she talked to the local press. But on March 28, 2009, surrounded by a sisterhood of other breast cancer survivors, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz stood looking so vulnerable and human — so unlike a typical member of Congress —…
Read MoreCall for Presidential Commission on Women
Women Count organization has taken the lead in calling for President Obama to create a presidential commission on women. According to Women Count Executive Director Stacy Mason, a presidential commission on women is needed now to both engage and empower women to participate in the political process and to impact public policy on important women’s…
Read MoreMinnesota Research Shows Programs are Increasing Political Ambition among Women
By Debra Fitzpatrick, Associate Director, Center on Women and Public Policy, University of Minnesota’s Humphrey Institute and Lead Researcher on Women’s Path to Political Office research collaborative. Good news out of a new Minnesota data collection and research collaborative designed to improve gender equality in political representation: efforts to increase political ambition are working, especially…
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