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Positioning Women to Win: New Strategies for Turning Gender Stereotypes into Competative Advantages
The Barbara Lee Family Foundation releases groundbreaking research showing that women governors rate higher than male governors on a number of key attributes, suggesting that voters strongly support women in executive office once they have seen them govern. To download your free copy, visit: www.barbaraleefoundation.org
Read MoreMARCH IS WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH – Honoring the Trailblazers
by Senator Sharon Grosfeld Since 1987 when Congress extended National Women’s History Week into a month long observance to be held in March, women’s contributions to the social, economic, political, and cultural fabric of society have been celebrated. Beginning with women protesting the inhumane treatment of factory workers in New York back in March of…
Read MoreMarch is Women’s History Month
In honor of Women’s History Month, a reader sent along this YouTube video that highlights the struggles of American women. it also highlights the successes that women have had around the world. I enjoyed watching it and hope you do too!
Read MoreCampaign Technique: Meeting Voters Face-to-Face Doesn’t Require Going Door-to-Door Anymore
By Dan Bevarly, Ahead of Ideas After winning your election, instead of bronzing that pair of shoes used to walk the campaign trail, you may want to consider bronzing your computer mouse. It’s a new day in political campaigning. With the explosion of online social networks affecting and responding to changing preferences and expectations for…
Read MoreThe Celluloid Ceiling
by Martha M. Lauzen, Ph.D., School of Communication, San Diego State University In 2006, women comprised 15% of all directors, executive producers, producers, writers, cinematographers, and editors working on the top 250 domestic grossing films. This is the same percentage of women employed in these roles in 1999 and represents a decline of two percentage…
Read MoreFemale Candidate Fights for Women’s Healthcare
Sara Feigenholtz took bold steps today when she vowed to fight for mandatory coverage of mammograms for all women 40 an older. Feigenholtz is one of two women running in the primary campaign of 12 Democrats for the open 5th Congressional District seat formerly held by Rahm Emmanuel. To read about this Illinois special election,…
Read MoreWorldwide Leaders – Female Heads of State
FEMALE HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT CURRENTLY IN OFFICE Including leaders of Self-governing External Territories 1952- H.M. Elizabeth II of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Her other Realms and TerritoriesQueen, Defender of the Faith, Head of the Commonwealth Until 1953 her title was Queen of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Overseas Dominions.…
Read MoreWhat Does Equal Pay Legislation Mean for Lilly?
In a word, nothing. But for Lilly Ledbetter, the quest for justice was more about equality for women in the future than for her personal gain. Read the following beautifully-written op-ed piece written by Gail Collins for the New York Times. January 29, 2009 OP-ED COLUMNIST Lilly’s Big Day By GAIL COLLINS President…
Read MoreThe Good News About New York’s Senate Seat
by Madeleine M. Kunin, blog, Jan 23, 2009 The good news is that a woman, and a young woman, at that, has been appointed to Hillary Rodham Clinton’s Senate seat. Kirsten Gillibrand is a good choice on many counts, in addition to her gender. She comes from upper New York State which seems to be…
Read MoreDo More Women in Office Lead to More Women-Friendly Policies
Courtesy of the Institute for Women’s Policy Research May 2002 Does Women’s Representation in Elected Office Lead to Women-Friendly Policy? by Amy Caiazza, Ph.D. As of spring 2002, women hold 13 of the 100 seats in the U.S. Senate and 60 of the 435 in the U.S. House. They make up just 22.4 percent of…
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