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Women’s Political Data Gurus Making a Difference for Women in States Across U.S.
By Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine The Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP), a unit of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, has long been known as the as the nation’s leading source of scholarly research and current data about American women’s political participation. CAWP has expanded…
Read MoreIdentity Politics? There’s a Place in a Democracy.
by Madeleine Kunin, Former Vermont Governor & Author The cries of distress about “identity politics” which have issued from Newt Gingrich and Rush Limbaugh over the nomination of Sonia Sotemayor to the Supreme Court make me almost feel sorry for them. Poor privileged white men. Their stranglehold on power is slowly being loosened. Strangely, they…
Read MoreNew Power Player in Missouri Politics – HARRIETT’S LIST
by Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine Yesterday a new organization dedicated to electing progressive Democratic women to the state legislature and state-wide office was born. Harriett’s List, founded after the former Missouri Lt. Governor Harriett Woods, was formally launched Tuesday at a ceremony at University City, Missouri. “To continue Harriett’s legacy of putting women in…
Read MoreWhite House Project’s Marie Wilson – Working to Change Everything
By Kathy Groob, Publisher If you’re a female political candidate, chances are you’ve heard of The White House Project and maybe even attended one of their campaign trainings – Vote, Run, Lead. Behind this 10-year-old women’s power movement stands Marie Wilson, businesswoman, entrepreneur and most of all, leader. A bright vibrant woman, Marie Wilson and…
Read MoreHonoring the Women in Service to the U.S.A.
By Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine This Memorial Day as we keep the soldiers of past and current wars in our hearts and prayers, let us particularly remember the women, many of whom have been called into service in Iraq and Afghanistan. Remember these women as they return to their families knowing that the responsibility…
Read MoreU.S. Women Mayors – Strong, Growing and Focused on Leadership
By Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine 112 women are serving as mayors of cities in the United States with a population of over 50,000. Hundreds more are serving as mayors of smaller cities throughout the U.S. As of January 2009, of the 246 mayors of the largest cities with populations over 100,000, 14.6% are women including…
Read MoreRunning Start – Empowering Young Women to Dream Big
By Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine Study after study has shown that women do not think about politics as often as men – and especially when it comes to thinking about actually running for public office. Running Start was founded with one specific purpose in mind – to encourage young women to become involved in…
Read MoreLithuania Elects First Woman President
VILNIUS, Lithuania (Reuters) — The European Union budget commissioner, Dalia Grybauskaite, was elected Sunday as the first female president of Lithuania, the Baltic nation battling a particularly deep recession. Ms. Grybauskaite, 53, a tough-talking former finance minister with a black belt in karate, ran as an independent candidate, enhancing her popularity in contrast to the…
Read MoreCincy Chic Breaks the Boys Club – ElectWomen Magazine Featured on Women’s Online Publication
Cincy Chic, the Cincinnati women’s online publication is featuring ElectWomen Magazine on their site this week. Titled “Breaking the Boys Club”, Cincy Chic features a series of articles about local women who are carrying the torch toward equality. In the article Equalizing the Gender Ratio One Post at a Time, editor Linda Palacios describes the work of…
Read MoreKuwaiti Women Make History
By Brandy Bailey, Contributor ElectWomen Magazine Four Kuwaiti women made history on Saturday when they became the first women elected to their nation’s parliament. This is a huge victory given the conservative nature of Kuwait and the fact that the country’s legislature has been comprised only of men for the past five decades. Women in…
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