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MUST WATCH: 7 Best Pro-Female Advertisements from 2013
The seven most inspiring ad campaigns for women in 2013, must watch, can be seen right here: http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/7-most-inspiring-ad-campaigns-women-2013-154535. It’s been a great year for women-empowering ads. Brands tackled everything from gender stereotypes (Pantene) to sexism (UN Women) to cultural repression (Tanishq), encouraged women to be kinder to themselves (Dove), got girls to celebrate their own strength(GoldieBlox, Mercy Academy), and even made a this-is-for-real ad about…
Read MoreHERE WE COME 2014! Our List of Women to Watch in 2014
The great news is that there are so many terrific women running for office in 2014. Here is ElectWomen’s Women to Watch in 2014 list. Running and didn’t make the list? Contact us, tell us about you and why you are running. [email protected] Alison Lundergan Grimes – 35-year-old Kentucky Secretary of State trying to knock…
Read MoreWomen Match Up in West Virginia Senate Race
By TRIP GABRIEL, New York Times-, W.Va. — Although Democrats have owned West Virginia’s two Senate seats since the Eisenhower administration, Republicans are eyeing this state as one of their best bets as they seek to win a Senate majority next year.Enlarge This Image Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesSenate race polls show Representative Shelley Moore Capito, a…
Read MoreEmerge America announces six alumna running for Congress
Emerge American announces a record-breaking six women running for federal office in 2014. Kelly Westlund, Emerge Wisconsin class of 2011, is running in Wisconsin’s 7th congressional district. She joins Erin Bilbray, Emerge Nevada Founder, running in NV- 03; Heidi Hall, Emerge California Class of 2013, running in CA-01; Elizabeth Jensen, Emerge Kentucky Class of 2011,…
Read MoreEmerge Kentucky Graduate Files for Congress
Elisabeth Jensen of Lexington today filed papers with the Kentucky Secretary of State as Democratic candidate for the 6th District of Congress. Elisabeth Jensen is running for Congress because she believes Kentucky’s working families and children deserve a strong voice in Washington. She is a former executive at the Walt Disney Company as well as…
Read MoreGOP men tutored in running against women
By JOHN BRESNAHAN and ANNA PALMER, POLITICO- The National Republican Congressional Committee wants to make sure there are no Todd Akin-style gaffes next year, so it’s meeting with top aides of sitting Republicans to teach them what to say — or not to say — on the trail, especially when their boss is running against…
Read MoreAs Fund-Raisers in Congress, Women Break the Cash Ceiling
As Fund-Raisers in Congress, Women Break the Cash Ceiling (Alex Wong/Getty Images), Senator Patty Murray was once reluctant to seek campaign donations, but is now an avid fund-raiser. By JENNIFER STEINHAUER, New York Times WASHINGTON — The first time Senator Patty Murray ran for local office, she was so embarrassed to ask people for money for her…
Read MoreEmerge America Hosts Event in New York City December 4th
Emerge America & Emerge New Jersey invite you to a New York Reception with special guest speakers Rebecca Traister Renowned journalist, senior writer for Salon.com, and author of Big Girls Don’t Cry: The Election That Changed Everything for American Women Sheila Y. Oliver, New Jersey Assembly Speaker and Michelle Wu, Boston City Councilor At-Large Emerge Massachusetts Class…
Read MoreBREAKING NEWS: Women’s Campaign Fund/She Should Run CEO to leave post
President/CEO of Women’s Campaign Fund and She Should Run Announces Retirement (WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Siobhan “Sam” Bennett, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Women’s Campaign Fund and She Should Run announced that she would be leaving the two organizations in mid-January 2014, after nearly five years. “It has been an honor to lead…
Read MoreWomen’s role in Vietnam honored on Veterans Day
USA Today – The annual Veterans Day observance will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Vietnam Women’s Memorial and will honor the women who served and led the way for the expansion of roles of women in the military.(Photo: H. Darr Beiser, USA TODAY) 90% of women who served in Vietnam were nurses The military’s…
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