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Fall Lineup of Training Program and Webinars
The Political Institute for Women is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that trains women to run for elected office and pursue careers in politics. The Political Institute for Women offers courses for women pursuing careers in politics as campaign managers, campaign fundraisers, campaign strategists, campaign communications directors, campaign marketing/PR consultants and lobbyists. The Institute hosts trainings…
Read MoreWomen Making Slow, Sure Strides In Science, Math
Huffington Post — For many of the women, the chemistry lab was a home away from home – a sorority for nerds, of sorts, that hints at the slow but steady shift in technical fields that have been traditionally filled with men. Rebecca Allred has fond memories of that lab at the College of William…
Read MoreEverybody’s doing it. Why not you?
By Nicole Yelich for Biz Chicks -Business gurus, high techies, optometrists, health care entrepreneurs, environmental rock stars – even popular TV characters — are all doing it. What is it? Running for office next year. And these are just a few of the new faces taking the plunge into politics, thanks to The 2012 Project. The 2012…
Read MoreTennessee Women’s Economic Summit October 24th
By Sandra Bennett for The Tennessean – It’s a long-standing joke that men prefer to drive around lost for hours on end instead of stopping at a gas station to ask for directions or to look at a map. Speaking from personal experience and on behalf of most women I know, we just don’t have…
Read MoreWhy Women Don’t Win Massachusetts
By Linda Killian for The Daily Beast – Massachusetts may revel in its liberal reputation, but it has struggled to elect women to statewide office. Linda Killian on whether Elizabeth Warren will smash the glass ceiling. Massachusetts, home of the Kennedy dynasty, the first state to grant marriage licenses to same-sex couples, and the only…
Read MoreAttica Scott appointed to Louisville Metro Council
Courier-Journal – Attica Woodson Scott, a 39-year-old community organizer with a 15-year career working on social justice issues, was elected Thursday night as the newest member of the Louisville Metro Council. Scott, one of 13 candidates for the open District 1 seat, replaces Judy Green who was expelled from the council last month by a unanimous vote…
Read MoreFormer Governor Jennifer Granholm to host Current TV’s War Room
Current TV announces “The War Room” with Jennifer Granholm, premiering in January and airing weeknights at 9/8c. This new program will be on the front lines of political analysis and election-year commentary with former Michigan governor leading the conversation. From the caucuses to the campaign trails to Capitol Hill, “The War Room with Jennifer Granholm”…
Read MoreWow! Elizabeth Warren raises $3.15 million in less than a month
Huffington Post- Consumer advocate Elizabeth Warren announced in an e-mail to her supporters that she has raised $3.15 million since entering the race to take on Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.). Warren’s haul was largely raked in through small-dollar donations. According to her campaign’s e-mail, she received 96 percent of her contributions from donors giving less…
Read MoreFormer Congresswoman Debbie Halvorson Running for Newly Drawn Chicago Congressional Seat
CRETE, IL – After a lifetime of service to the communities of the 2nd District, creating jobs and fighting for ethical government, Debbie Halvorson will announce Thursday, October 6th, at 9:30am that she will seek the Democratic nomination for Congress in the 2nd Congressional District of Illinois. Halvorson will make the announcement at Skyline Restaurant in…
Read MoreGains Made in Equality of Incomes in Downturn
By Sabrina Travernise for The New York Times – The recession was bad for everyone, but women experienced at least one silver lining: Their median earnings edged a bit closer to men’s. The progress was bittersweet, however. It happened not because women earned more, but because men earned less, according to an analysis of new…
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