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It’s time to call it what it really is – Sexism!
It’s only golf. What’s the Fuss About Augusta National Excluding Women? By Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine – It’s not politics, but in a way this type of open discrimination against women affects all women and reinforces negative stereotypes and the premise that women should be excluded from “certain things”. The controversy is driven by…
Read MoreChampion for Change, California’s Susan Adams Runs for Congress
By Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine – California’s Democratic primary election for the new 2nd Congressional District is a bruising battlefield with 12 candidates and at least four considered contenders. One woman stands out for her track record of getting things done– change agent, Susan Adams. Susan was elected in 2002 as Marin County’s 1st…
Read MoreRatings War Pits Katie Couric Against Sarah Palin
By Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine – Ok I get it, ratings are everything in the television business. And Katie Couric is a big star who spent well over a decade hosting the popular Today Show morning magazine show. But Sarah Palin on the Today Show during the same week Katie Couric is filling in…
Read MoreGender Gap? Washington State Has a History of Women Who Lead
By ISOLDE RAFTERY for The New York Times – SEATTLE — It was 2009, floods had inundated western Washington and the state’s politicians were flown up to survey the damage. When asked who would scoot down to the open end of the C-17 cargo plane, where they would have to be tethered down for safety, Gov. Christine Gregoire and…
Read MoreMedia Offered Guide to Avoiding Sexism in Coverage of Woman Candidates
The Women’s Media Center has released a new Media Guide for its Name It. Change It. project, which works to identify, prevent and end sexist media coverage of women candidates and politicians. The Women’s Media Center’s Media Guide to Gender Neutral Coverage of Women Candidates + Politicians (click to download) shows members of the media…
Read MoreSouth Carolina Native Comes Home to Run for Congress
First in her family to earn a college degree, she is now the first in her family to run for Congress. Gloria Bromell Tinubu, PhD, is a native of Georgetown County, South Carolina and she’s running for South Carolina’s newly drawn 7th Congressional District. With over 34 years of experience as an applied economist and…
Read MoreSaluting Congress’s Longest Serving Woman – Senator Barbara Mikulski
The New York Times – When Senator Barbara A. Mikulski was sworn into the Senate in 1987, there was no “dean of women” to mentor female lawmakers. One of two women in the Senate at the time, Ms. Mikulski wasn’t even allowed in the Senate gym, Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said Wednesday. The Senate…
Read MoreHappy Birthday Gloria!
On Sunday, March 25th, the mother of modern feminism, Gloria Steinem, turns 78. Still active, Gloria Steinem participated earlier this month in the Women in the World Summit held in New York. The founder of Ms Magazine in 1972, Steinem has been a writer and feminist leader for over 30 years and it appears she’s…
Read MoreWomen in the World Summit Highlights Women Across the Globe
By Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine – The third annual Women in the World Summit was held in New York March 8-10, 2012. Hosted and sponsored by Daily Beast and Newsweek Magazine CEO Tina Brown and Diane von Furstenberg, the conference featured a power-packed list of women leaders and highlighted women’s social and political stories of…
Read MoreEmerge America Launches New Website and Council of Allies
Emerge America, the Democratic women’s recruitment and training program has launched its new website www.emergeamerica.org. The organization is currently working in nine states across the country and has recently instituted its Council of Allies network. Emerge Allies is a formal network of political consultants, firms and campaign service providers who offer their expertise to the…
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