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Media Coverage of Women Candidates’ Appearance Has Harmful Impact Positive, Negative, and Neutral Coverage Diminish A Woman Candidate’s Support From Voters WASHINGTON DC — Name It. Change It., a joint project of The Women’s Media Center and She Should Run, released two new studies today that demonstrate the gender-based challenges women face from the media…

By STEVEN YACCINO, New York Times – CHICAGO — Robin Kelly, whose stance on stricter federal gun laws brought a cascade of “super PAC” support to her campaign earlier this year, easily won the Congressional seat resigned by Jesse L. Jackson Jr. in a special election here Tuesday. Facing a lesser-known Republican opponent, Paul McKinley, and…

By ALEX ISENSTADT, POLITICO – For months, rookie South Carolina congressional candidate Elizabeth Colbert Busch has had the luxury of kicking back and watching Republicans fight among themselves. With a big hand from her famous brother, comedian Stephen Colbert, she’s drawn money and publicity that other first-time office seekers could only dream of. Spring training is…

By Jennifer de Beer, A Mighty Girl Senior Research Intern Do you know the name of the Polish social worker who rescued 2,500 Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto during WWII? How about the name of America’s first female self-made millionaire? Can you name a British suffrage movement leader who Time Magazine declared to be…

By Kathy Groob, Founder ElectWomen.com – For six days in 2009, the people of South Carolina didn’t know if their governor, Mark Sanford, was dead or alive. When Sanford finally surfaced, he was in Argentina with a woman with whom he was having an extramarital affair. Even his wife of 21 years didn’t know his…

By JESSE McKINLEY, New York Times – Stephanie A. Miner, the mayor of Syracuse, boarded a plane from Newark Liberty International Airport a couple of weeks ago for a quick flight to her beloved hometown. Shortly after takeoff, however, something went wrong: the cabin filled with smoke, the temperature inside the plane plunged, and a very concerned…

By JONATHAN ALLEN,POLITICO – Rep. Allyson Schwartz has decided to run for governor of Pennsylvania, joining a developing field of Democratic candidates who believe they can beat Gov. Tom Corbett in 2014. Emboldened by a private primary poll commissioned by EMILY’s List, Schwartz has hired Obama campaign veteran Reesa Kossoff as communications director for her political…

PAC leaders plan to engage in 2014 elections Louisville,KY–A group of high profile women in Kentucky are launching a new  political action committee titled Reproductive Rights for Kentucky with a kickoff event on April 2, 2013. “With the 2014 elections gearing up, our mission is to have enough financial power to promote viable candidates to…

By KEVIN ROBILLARD, POLITICO – Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch has a slight edge over former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford in a potential special congressional election, according to a new poll on Tuesday. Busch, the sister of Comedy Central host Stephen Colbert and an administrator at Clemson University, leads Sanford 47 percent to 45 percent –…