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The 2012 Project & CAWP offers state-by-state election tracker
The 2012 Project and the Center for American Women and Politics will be following the progress of women through this election cycle – from filing deadlines to primary elections to Election Day 2012. Check back often for updates. Visit the tracker site for: Current statistics for women in Congress and state legislatures. Open seats created…
Read MoreIn a Stunning Reversal, Susan G. Komen Foundation Reverses Decision to Cut Funding to Planned Parenthood
Today the Susan G. Komen Foundation has reversed its decision to cut $700,000 in funding for Planned Parenthood. From the statement issued today: “Our original desire was to fulfill our fiduciary duty to our donors by not funding grant applications made by organizations under investigation. We will amend the criteria to make clear that disqualifying…
Read MoreMissouri State Representative Stacey Newman Introduces Reproductive Rights Resolution
Calls on Missouri General Assembly to Stop Assault on Women’s Rights Jefferson City – State Representative Stacey Newman (D-St. Louis) announced today that she has filed a resolution in the Missouri House to designate the week of January 22-29, 2012 as “Reproductive Rights Awareness Week.” The announcement coincides with the 39th anniversary of the U.…
Read MoreSmall Businessmen? Come on Congresswoman Ros-Lehtinen, you can do better!
By Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine – It was a great to see a female member of Congress this morning on Morning Joe, broadcasting live from Miami Beach Florida. It was not to great to hear Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) talk about creating jobs and referring to the need to remove regulations and create “more certainty…
Read MoreGoodbye for now brave Gabby
The New York Times – WASHINGTON — The House bade a tearful farewell to Representative Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona on Wednesday as she submitted her resignation and was praised by members of both parties as an inspiring symbol of courage in the aftermath of an assassination attempt against her last year. “We come to the floor today,…
Read MoreRep. Gabrielle Giffords to Step Down from Congress
ABC News – Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will step down from Congress this week, her staff said today, and not seek re-election when her current term expires this year. “I have more work to do on my recovery and so to do what is best for Arizona I will step down this week,” Giffords said in a video posted…
Read MoreLIVE CHAT TODAY: Your voice is needed; should women have separate news/blog sites in politics?
By Mallary Jean Tenore for Poynter – Three days after The Washington Post’s new “She the People” blog launched, it had generated enough traffic to climb to the No. 1 spot among the site’s blogs. The blog, which provides women with a forum for writing on politics, news and culture, is aimed at getting women to become…
Read MoreChristine Quinn’s Coffers Reach Goal for New York Mayoral Primary
By Kate Taylor for The New York Times – Twenty-two months before New York City chooses its next mayor, Christine C. Quinn, the City Council speaker and a Democrat, has become the first candidate to surpass a key threshold: She has raised all the money she is allowed to spend in the primary under the city’s…
Read MoreMichigan Sen. Rick Jones compares female PR political executive to hooker
January 05, 2012 By Susan J. Demas | MLive.com Contributor – Truscott Rossman founder Kelly Rossman-McKinney has asked Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville (R-Monroe) to look into the fact that Sen. Rick Jones (R-Grand Ledge) compared her to a prostitute. In a MIRS story on Dec. 28, Rossman, head of a top Lansing public relations firm, named…
Read MoreSaudi Arabia: A Step for Women
AP – For the first time, women in Saudi Arabia will not need a male guardian’s approval to run or vote in municipal elections in 2015, an official said. The official, Fahad al-Anzi, added that King Abdullah had already approved the advance in women’s rights. Mr. Anzi is a member of the Shura Council, an…
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