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TUESDAY ELECTION WATCH: High stakes Wisconsin Supreme Court Race
Female candidate at the forefront of a big money, high stakes judicial race in Wisconsin. Politico – A conservative judge’s campaign for re-election to the Wisconsin Supreme Court has become the next front in a growing multi-state Republican effort to limit the power of organized labor. The once-obscure judicial race, which will be decided in a…
Read MoreTrailblazer for Women Laid to Rest; “Path not an easy one,” says former VP Mondale
New York Times – In vivid testimonials from some of the most visible politicians in the country,Geraldine A. Ferraro was recalled on Thursday as a pioneer with “true grit” and a sense of humor who blazed a trail for future generations of women. “Gerry and I are often linked together,” said Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton,…
Read MoreWomen’s Rights on Trial
Will 3 women on The Supreme Court make a difference with pro-business court? By Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine– More than 100 women have come forward to accuse retail giant Walmart of gender discrimination of pay and promotions at the company that raked in $14.1 billion in profits last year. The class action lawsuit, now before…
Read MoreFirst Female U.S. Vice Presidential Candidate Geraldine Ferraro Dead at 75
Huffington Post – Geraldine Ferraro, a Democrat and the first major female vice presidential candidate, passed away on Saturday, according to multiple reports on a statement released by her family. Jeff Zeleny at the New York Times reports that at the age of 75, Ferraro died of complications from blood cancer at Massachusetts General Hospital. Ferraro was the…
Read MoreThe Woman Who Scares Republicans
No, it’s not Sarah Palin, who seems these days to be on the outs with the Washington Republican establishment. And it’s not Hillary Clinton, who at one time did hold the title for several years as the woman whom the Republicans loved to hate. According to Joe Nocera, Talking Business writer for The New York Times,…
Read MoreDaily Beast Hosts Women in the World Summit
Extraordinary women from around the globe will gathered in New York last week to kick off The Daily Beast and Newsweek’s second annual Women in the World Stories and Solutions summit. Tina Brown assembled the amazing guests and riveting stories that will packed the three-day event. Co-anchor of Morning Joe, Mika Brezezinski talked about the…
Read MoreGloria Feldt Explores Strategies for Women to Embrace Power
Feminist author and women’s social justice activist, Gloria Feldt explores ways women can equalize their gender power in politics in her new book, No Excuses, 9 Ways Women Can Change How We Think About Power. Earlier this year, the gender balance in the American workforce tipped toward women: For every man who receives a bachelor’s…
Read MoreNBC Nightly News: Women are the backbone of the U.S. economy
By Kate Snow, NBC News At a recent training session for new employees at the Ogilvy ad agency in New York, you couldn’t help but notice all the estrogen in the room. Preeti Shah has never felt held back by her gender. Ten years ago she got excited about a new frontier in advertising. Now…
Read MoreWomen in America: Women Still Poorer, Despite Massive Strides
Huffington Post – Despite massive strides, women still lag behind in America. Women have caught up in education and employment but still earn significantly less than men, and are more likely to live in poverty, according to a White House report released on Tuesday (scroll through for charts). Using publicly available figures culled from several…
Read MoreOSCAR WATCH: On the big screen, 2010 was the year of the woman
USATODAY.com – Since the Oscars began, only eight best-picture nominees have been directed or co-directed by women. But since the field expanded to 10 films last year, this could be the second time (after The Hurt Locker and An Education) that two are in the race —The Kids Are All Right by Lisa Cholodenko and…
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