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Here Come the Governors
by Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine It’s a new year, but the same old story for women. Twenty-six new governors were sworn into office at the stroke of midnight. Just six are women. This is the same number of women governors who served in 2010. The nation says goodbye to three of its female governors,…
Read MoreEver heard of Kamala Harris? You will.
By DeWayne Wickham ~ In the world of politics, this could be called the “Year of the Woman.” From the rise of Republican Nikki Haley, who came from nowhere and fought off a scurrilous personal attack to win South Carolina’s governorship, to the surprising staying power of Barbara Boxer, the three-term Democratic U.S. senator who…
Read MoreMoms on the Hill
Karen Tanabe, Politico – Congress saw an unprecedented baby boom during the second half of this decade – that is, five babies were born to female members. When Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers delivered her daughter Grace in December, she became the first congresswoman to have two children while in office. While baby no. 2 made…
Read MoreCommittee Decisions Deliver Potential Setback to Female Lawmakers
Huffington Post — In what could be a blow to female lawmakers, Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) and Loretta Sanchez (D-Calif.) lost out in key Steering Committee votes on Thursday for ranking member positions in the next Congress. Although committee memberships are not yet final, pending a final Democratic caucus vote, the news could bode poorly…
Read MoreOhio Governor Appoints First Black Woman to Supreme Court
By JULIE CARR SMYTH, The Associated Press Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland picked the woman who ran at his side in his failed re-election bid as the next justice of the Ohio Supreme Court. Yvette McGee Brown will be the first black woman to serve on the state’s highest court and the third black justice in…
Read MoreWomen in Harms Way
Mothers, daughters, wives and sisters are serving in greater numbers than ever in the dangerous war zone in Afghanistan. A picture is worth a thousand words. Check out the stark reality captured in photos by Paula Bronstein for Getty Images. http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/12/09/5616457-all-female-us-marine-team-in-afghanistan Thanks to MSNBC and Elena Grothe for posting the link to these photos.
Read MoreHillary Clinton Makes Surprise Appearance at TEDWomen Conference
The TEDWomen Conference on women’s leadership is underway for two days in Washington, D.C. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made a surprise appearance to talk about women’s rights and humanity’s issues. Over the past several years, a flood of fascinating data from the worlds of education, microfinance and more has shown an essential link between…
Read MoreElection Far from Over – One Vote Separates Candidates
One vote now separates the candidates in the race for mayor of South Amboy, New Jersey. Independent candidate Mary O’Connor, sought election in the small New Jersey town against the favored Democratic candidate, Fred Henry. The current mayor held the seat for 23 years, chose not to run for re-election earlier this year after being…
Read MoreBiweekly Public Opinion Roundup: 2010 is “The Year of the Woman?”
– promoted by Paul Rosenberg, Open Left Women bring something different to the table; a perspective that is distinct from men’s. Both experiences are equally important, and both need to be incorporated in to decision-making and represented in power-circles if we hope to embrace all viewpoints and make progress as a society. Yet advancement for…
Read MorePelosi chosen as House minority leader
By Paul Kane and Felicia Sonmez, Washington Post Beating back a brewing rebellion among Democrats, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi won election Wednesday to serve as minority leader in the next Congress, two weeks after her party’s historic losses in the midterm elections. Pelosi (D-Calif.) defeated her only challenger, conservative Democrat Heath Shuler (N.C.), by a…
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