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Don’t Miss Event: She Should Run Inaugural Conversation
Women leaders from across the nation will convene in Washington, D.C. on September 21, 2011 for the She Should Run Inaugural National Conversation to send a strong message – we need more women in leadership. “We are acknowledging that critical changes are not going to occur naturally,” said CEO of She Should Run, Sam Bennett. …
Read MoreHouston Mayor Annise Parker Files for Re-Election
HOUSTON, TX – Houston Mayor Annise Parker has made it official — she is running for a second term to continue her work of improving Houston’s economy and creating jobs. The Mayor Thursday filed the official paperwork to get on the Nov. 8 municipal election ballot. She then made her first official re-election appearance before…
Read MoreReporter’s Notebook: Women of 9/11 still fighting for recognition, respect
By Soledad O’Brien for CNN – 2011 A few weeks ago, a group of about two dozen female rescue workers walked onto the platform overlooking ground zero. Most had not seen the place in years, not since big iron beams rose into the sky to build the skeletons of a new office complex, not since…
Read MoreIt’s in the Mail! Key Elements of a Good Direct Mail Campaign
By ElectWomen Magazine Contributor, Dotty LeMieux – As a general and direct mail consultant in mostly “down ticket” races, my firm, GreenDog Campaigns, has created numerous pieces over the years, all tailored to the particular race and candidate. In doing these pieces, I have discovered (and learned from other consultants, both large and small) that there…
Read MoreCoalition of Women’s Groups Call for Women to “Take Your Seat”
Mission 2012: Elect More Women than ever in South Carolina September 7, 2011 – Columbia, S.C. – Women of all ages and races gathered at the South Carolina State House in a call to action for women to “Take Your Seat” and run for elected office at all levels of government during the 2012 election cycle.…
Read MoreDebbie Halvorson: One Term Congresswoman Not Looking Back
By Kathy Groob, Publisher – Writing a book and advocating for women is how former Congresswoman Debbie Halvorson (D-Illinois) is spending her days after falling short in her re-election bid last November. “I’m frustrated now because of what’s happening in Washington,” said Halvorson. “Extreme partisans are ruining the country. I was elected as a moderate and…
Read MorePolitical Donors’ Gender Disparity
By Michael Beckel, Open Secrets Blog – As politicians issue proclamations to celebrate Women’s Equality Day today, data from the Center for Responsive Politics show that women have a long way to go before they see equality as political donors. At the federal level, men consistently give more than two-thirds of all donations reported in…
Read MoreYounger Women Desert Female Candidates
By Paul Bedard for U.S. News & World Report – The political sisterhood, led by activists from Gloria Steinem to Hillary Clinton, is dead. New polling finds that younger women (aged 18 to 34) are cool with the status of women in politics and don’t see any need to help their gender at the ballot…
Read MoreForbes Magazine Announces 2011 World’s Most Powerful Women
Women in Politics Top the List The top two power women in the annual Forbes Magazine World’s Most Powerful Women list are #1 Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel and #2 is the United States Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton. German Chancellor Angela Merkel is head of the one real global economy in Europe and is the…
Read MoreCandidate Resources for Online Campaigns
OnlineCandidateResources.com announces the launch of its political campaign strategy and training website. The website serves as a training and support hub for political candidates to create an online political campaign and to use the web to build volunteer support, donations and votes. “OnlineCandidateResources.com is a natural extension of our current services,” says Shane Daley, developer and co-owner…
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