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Surprise? Men Still Featured in Media More than Women
By J. Bryan Lowder for Slate – A new study out today from The Op-Ed Project suggests that across all media, a man is still more likely than a woman to be making the news. After analyzing the bylines and content of over 7,000 stories from between Sep. 15, 2011 and Dec. 7, 2011, the group found that…
Read MoreElizabeth Warren Leaps Over Primary Challenge In Massachusetts
NPR – Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren addresses the Democratic State Convention before the delegate vote in Massachusetts Saturday. Democrat Elizabeth Warren will not have to face a primary challenger in the Massachusetts Senate race. The Harvard Law School professor and consumer advocate secured more than 95 percent of the delegate vote today at her…
Read MoreNuns Fighting Back Against the Vatican
The Leadership Conference of Women Religious has just announced that they’re going to fight the Vatican crackdown against American nuns — calling the accusations against them “unsubstantiated” and “the result of a flawed process that lacked transparency.”1 It’s time for all of us to show our support for the women religious who are bravely standing…
Read MoreMinnesota’s Women Winning Announces Candidate Class to Take Back Pro-Choice Majorities at Legislature
Minnesota’s largest women’s PAC provides significant support to their endorsed candidates Saint Paul, MN — Looking to increase the number of women serving at the state legislature and regain pro-choice majorities lost in the Minnesota House and Senate in 2010, Women Winning today announced the names of the 50 endorsed candidates and pro-choice women incumbents…
Read MoreNational Federation of Democratic Women Descend Upon Louisville This Week for Annual Convention
The members of the National Federation of Democratic Women will descend upon Louisville Kentucky this week beginning Wednesday May 30th through Saturday, June 2nd for their annual national convention. The convention to be held at the Brown Hotel in Louisville, features a mix of social events along with political workshops and organizational meetings. Members from…
Read MoreTwo female reservists sue over Army’s barring women from combat roles
Associated Press/New York Times – RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Two women in the Army Reserve have sued the Defense Department and the Army in a bid to reverse military policies barring women from combat roles. The lawsuit accuses the government of violating the constitutional rights of servicewomen by excluding them from certain ground combat units and other positions…
Read MoreMemorial Day: Remembering Women Who Died in the Vietnam War
American Military Women who Died in the Vietnam War 1st Lt. Sharon Ann Lane – On the Wall at 23W 112Lt. Lane died from shrapnel wounds when the 312th Evac. at Chu Lai was hit by rockets on June 8, 1969. From Canton, OH, she was a month short of her 26th birthday. She was posthumously…
Read MoreFor Native American Women in Alaska, Scourge of Rape, Rare Justice
The New York Times – Alaska — She was 19, a young Alaska Native woman in this icebound fishing village of 800 in the Yukon River delta, when an intruder broke into her home and raped her. The man left. Shaking, the woman called the tribal police, a force of three. It was late at…
Read MoreNC’s Linda Coleman wins Democratic Primary; Opponent uncertain
NewsObserver – A Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor emerged Tuesday in the low-profile race for North Carolina’s No. 2 post, but a crowded Republican field left the party’s nominee undecided. Linda Coleman, the state’s former personnel director, bested state Sen. Eric Mansfield in the Democratic contest by a double-digit margin, based on early election results.…
Read MoreComing Soon, Television Documentary: The Politics of Women
The Politics of Women is a full length documentary for television broadcast that is searching for the next generation of female leaders in the U.S. and asks the questions, “would the politics of women change if more women were elected as our country’s legislative leaders and if so, then why don’t more women want to run…
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