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FORTY YEARS’ WAR In Push for Cancer Screening, Limited Benefits
by NATASHA SINGER, New York Times “Don’t forget to check your neck,” says an advertising campaign encouraging people to visit doctors for exams to detect thyroid cancer. In another cancer awareness effort, Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a Florida Democrat, has more than 350 House co-sponsors for her bill to promote the early detection of breast…
Read MoreOhio’s Political Powerhouse – Democratic Women’s Caucus
Changing the Face of Politics in Ohio By Kathy Groob, Publisher, ElectWomen Magazine They began their work with the John Kerry campaign in 2004, and perfected it in 2008 for Barack Obama. The Ohio’s Democratic Women’s Caucus (ODWC) is responsible for organizing hundreds of women throughout Ohio, building infrastructure by region and perfecting the art…
Read MoreFUTURE LEADERS: Sixth Grader Eliza Goehl Understands Importance of Electing Women
Twelve-year-old Eliza Goehl lives in Bloomington, Indiana, the home of Indiana University and she attends Harmony School. Eliza wrote this paper as part of her sixth grade graduation project on legislation and women in politics. She hopes to earn her college degree in journalism and hopes to attend Cornell for graduate school to earn a…
Read MoreLeading Democratic Women’s Strategist Weighs in on Trends for Women Candidates
Celinda Lake is one of the nation’s foremost experts on electing women candidates and on framing issues to women voters. It is her feeling that it is absolutely essential to elect more women to public office. “Women are an amazing group of people, and are amazing public servants who make a huge difference when they…
Read MoreWomen’s Campaign Forum Gets to the Root of the Problem – More Women Should Run for Office
For 35 years the national, non-partisan organization, The Women’s Campaign Forum has been beating the drum to get more women to run for office. Founded in 1974, The Women’s Campaign Forum (WCF) began as a funding mechanism for pro-choice women candidates and has since expanded to include more initiatives. With a new CEO at the…
Read MoreKentucky State Auditor Crit Luallen Takes Officials to Task
Kentucky Auditor Uncovers Waste and Abuse of Public Trust by Kathy Groob Publisher, ElectWomen Magazine When Crit Luallen was first elected to the state auditor’s position in Kentucky most people could not explain the role of the state auditor’s office. Generally not the most exciting or high profile elected office position, the auditor has become…
Read MoreVice President Comforts Ill Child
Alice Sparks is a long-time politically active woman from Kentucky. Alice has done much for both women and men candidates and never asks for anything in return. The political reporter for the Kentucky Enquirer wrote the following story about Alice and her 13-year-old grandson. Sometimes a story is so compelling that you want to share…
Read MoreOPINION: Kathleen Parker Weighs in on Treatment of Sotomayor
By Kathleen Parker, Washington Post Followers of Sonia Sotomayor’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings were witness to a now-familiar phenomenon. Women are treated differently than men in such settings. To wit: Questions posed to Sotomayor about her temperament — is she a bully? — probably wouldn’t be posed to a similarly qualified man. Judicial temperament is…
Read MoreNew Policy Permits Asylum for Battered Women
By JULIA PRESTON, New York Times The Obama administration has opened the way for foreign women who are victims of severe domestic beatings and sexual abuse to receive asylum in the United States. The action reverses a Bush administration stance in a protracted and passionate legal battle over the possibilities for battered women to become…
Read More50 Politicos to Watch – POLITICO Names 10 Women to the List
POLITICO, the newest and hottest D.C. political newspaper/news site has announced its top 50 politicos to watch. Out of the 50 politicos named to the various categories, 10 women were named to the list. Maybe the folks at POLITICO should tune into ElectWomen Magazine a little more often; they would see a lot more women…
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