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EDITORIAL: War on Women
New York Times – Republicans in the House of Representatives are mounting an assault on women’s health and freedom that would deny millions of women access to affordable contraception and life-saving cancer screenings and cut nutritional support for millions of newborn babies in struggling families. And this is just the beginning. The budget bill pushed…
Read MoreWomen in America: Women Still Poorer, Despite Massive Strides
Huffington Post – Despite massive strides, women still lag behind in America. Women have caught up in education and employment but still earn significantly less than men, and are more likely to live in poverty, according to a White House report released on Tuesday (scroll through for charts). Using publicly available figures culled from several…
Read MoreThe Politics of Mother’s Milk
Nancy Watzman, The Sunlight Foundation – You may have heard the old adage that “money is the mother’s milk of politics,” but money also has a lot to do with the politics of mother’s milk. Last week Rep. Michele Bachmann, R., Minn., criticized Michelle Obama for announcing that she would work to encourage breastfeeding as part of…
Read MoreWhy we need women in the war zone
by Kim Barker for The New York Times -THOUSANDS of men blocked the road, surrounding the S.U.V. of the chief justice of Pakistan, a national hero for standing up to military rule. As a correspondent for The Chicago Tribune, I knew I couldn’t just watch from behind a car window. I had to get out…
Read MoreFemale Lawmakers Carry the Banner for Gun Control
By Sharon Johnson,WeNews senior correspondent Gun-control bills authored by Carolyn McCarthy and Barbara Boxer have been gaining co-sponsors in the aftermath of the shooting in Tucson, Ariz. Chicago’s Jan Schakowsky calls the congressional gender gap a major hurdle in limiting firearms. Republicans and conservative Democrats have ambushed bills limiting firearms since 1994, but two veteran…
Read MoreSenate women’s civility pact
by Erika Lovely, Politico – It’s something you almost never see in Senate politics: one female senator attacking another, even when they’re on opposite sides of an issue. Among the 17 female senators, it amounts to an informal nonaggression pact. In the male-dominated, tradition-bound Senate chamber, their desire to recapture a long lost sense of…
Read MoreFormer Lexington Mayor Teresa Isaac conducts campaign workshops for women in Uganda
U.S. Speaker conducts Campaign Strategy and Election workshops for Women As part of the U.S. Government’s efforts to support democratic development in Uganda, former Lexington, Kentucky Mayor Teresa Isaac led four Campaign Strategy and Election workshops for women in Hoima, Amuru, Kumi, and Rukungiri from January 10 through January 21, 2011. Participants included women leaders,…
Read MorePartners and Allies: Emerge America Convenes Women Leaders for Common Mission
By Kathy Groob, Publisher In Washington, D.C. this week during the annual Emerge America conference, President Karen Middleton convened a panel of top women advocates and organizations centered on the theme of building new relationships among the various pro-electing women’s national organizations. “There is a role to play where we all interlock; where we can…
Read MoreCongresswoman Terri Sewell Elected President of Democratic Freshman Class in Congress
Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell Elected President of the Democratic Freshman Class of the 112th Congress – Was Appointed Senior Whip by House Democratic Whip and Also Elected as a Regional Whip WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell (AL-7) was elected by her fellow freshman Democratic members to serve as the President of their Freshman Class…
Read MoreSen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson Announces She Won’t Run in 2012
(CNN) – Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, announced Thursday that she will not seek re-election in 2012.
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