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Inspired by Grandmother, Former Judge Runs for Ohio Lt. Governor
By Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine “You can be anything you want to be as long as you are willing to work harder than anyone else.” That’s what Yvette McGee Brown’s grandmother told her over and over as a girl in Ohio growing up the daughter of a single mom. Although her Grandmother passed away…
Read MoreWomen’s Campaign Forum: Number of Female Chiefs of Staff in Congressional Offices Remains Deficient
In 2009, WCF reported that female Chiefs of Staff on the Hill had hit the glass ceiling: Three years of stagnant statistics showed no significant increase in the percentage of House Members with a female Chief of Staff. Less than one-third of House Members’ Chiefs of Staff were women. This year, statistics reveal that the…
Read MoreLABOR DAY: A Million Women vs. Wal-Mart
Editorial by the New York Times For nine years, Wal-Mart has fought to stave off a class-action lawsuit alleging that the company has long discriminated against its female workers in pay and promotions. So far it has avoided a trial on the merits of the issue. The battleground instead is whether the million or so…
Read MoreNumber of Women in Congress Could Drop After November Elections
By Lisa Mascaro, Tribune Washington Bureau for the LA Times With this fall’s midterm elections, the number of women serving in Congress could drop for the first time in a generation — a twist on a political season many had dubbed “the year of the woman.” If large numbers of Democratic incumbents lose in November,…
Read MoreIs the Left Losing the Race for Women?
By ANNA HOLMES and REBECCA TRAISTER, Op-Ed Contributors for the New York Times TWO years ago today, Senator John McCain of Arizona, the Republican presidential nominee, introduced the world to his running mate, Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska. Chosen by Mr. McCain’s campaign strategists as a cynical rejoinder to the ill-starred presidential bid of Hillary…
Read MoreWomen in Politics Lag in the South. Always Have.
A Forgotten Fight for Suffrage Op-Ed for the New York Times, by Christine Stansell LOOKING back on the adoption of the 19th Amendment 90 years ago Thursday — the largest act of enfranchisement in our history — it can be hard to see what the fuss was about. We’re inclined to assume that the passage…
Read MoreMeet Chelsea Clinton’s Mother-in-Law, President of Women’s Campaign International
The New York Times Magazine ran an interview with former Congresswoman Marjorie Margolies who happens to be Chelsea Clinton’s new mother-in-law. While declining to talk about the happy couple or wedding details, she was more than willing to talk about her passion, The Women’s Campaign International. Working in emerging democracies and post-conflict regions around the…
Read MoreHappy 90th Anniversary Women’s Right to Vote
Ninety years ago today, women got the right to vote. Here’s the text of the 19th amendment, which was ratified on August 18, 1920, by the Tennessee General Assembly: “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account…
Read MorePing Takes Her First Steps as Candidate
On Sunday, March 21, Liz Ping, took her first steps towards the future when she announced her candidacy for the office of State Representative in Ohio’s 29th District. Speaking to an excited group of supporters and dedicated campaign volunteers and staff, Ping stated, “I will make it my business to meet with and listen to…
Read MoreKagan Sworn In – Three Women Now Serving on the U.S. Supreme Court
Elena Kagan was sworn in on Saturday as 112th U.S. Supreme Court justice. Vowing to “administer justice without respect to persons and do equal right to the poor and to the rich,” Elena Kagan was sworn in by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. as the 112th justice to the Supreme Court on Saturday. She is…
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