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Women on Pace for Union Majority
AP-Women are on track to become a majority of unionized workers in the next 10 years, signaling their growing clout in the labor movement. The shift, outlined in a report Tuesday from the Center for Economic and Policy Research, could see organized labor focus more intensely on issues important to women as unions look to…
Read MoreBeing a Woman Veteran
by: Kayla Williams (From the diaries – promoted by Brandon Friedman) On Wednesday, I was honored and proud to be invited to the SHOUT! Art by Women Veterans show put on in San Francisco by Swords to Plowshares, a great organization. It was amazing for me to be around so many other women veterans at…
Read More7 Deadly Sins of Tweeting Politicians
by Jordan Raynor I have gone on a politician purge, unfollowing the vast majority of elected officials and candidates that I previously followed on Twitter. Why? No single group of people is more boring on Twitter. Don’t take my word for it, a recent study by the University of Maryland agrees. So to keep your…
Read MoreStephanie Miner Wins! Syracuse has First Woman Mayor
Stephanie Miner completed her historic run for Syracuse mayor Tuesday, taking a clear win in a three-person race. Miner, a two-term common councilor who made her name taking tough and occasionally solitary stands, pulled 50.1 percent of the vote. Miner, a labor lawyer and Democrat, received 11,237 votes — 2,454 more than Republican Steve Kimatian,…
Read MoreELECTION 2009: Annise Parker Leads in Houston; Stephanie Miner Leads in Syracuse; Mary Norwood Leads in Atlanta
As the returns come in on Election Day, we’ll be following closely key races across the country that feature outstanding female candidates. Good luck to all the women who have stepped up to run for public office. Key races to watch: #1 – Virginia Lt. Governor Jody Wagner (D-Virginia) is running in Virginia’s general election…
Read MoreEmerge America Launches Kentucky Affiliate
Emerge America, a national, non-profit organization model that was established in 2002 to recruit and train Democratic women who want to run for public office, today announced the launching of Emerge Kentucky. Emerge Kentucky will recruit Democratic women statewide and put them through an intensive seven-month training and networking program based upon the Emerge America…
Read MoreTexas Women Launch Program to Encourage More Women to Run for Office
Project 19 Foundation Launches Nationwide Tour at Texas State Capitol The Project 19 Foundation launches a nineteen-city nationwide tour called the Don’t Stop Believing Tour, celebrating the 90-Year Anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote. The Tour will begin at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas November 3, 2009…
Read MoreInternet Blogger and Political Activist WINS Race for Pepper Pike City Council
by Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine Author, writer, political analyst, researcher, blogger, mother and community activist, Jill Miller Zimon, has thrown her hat into the ring of politics. A mother of three school-aged children, Jill is using her motherhood status as part of her platform. As the only council candidate with children attending the Orange…
Read MoreThe Mismeasure of Woman
by Joanne Lipman, Guest Contributor New York Times FINALLY! I hear we’re all living in a women’s world now. For the first time, women make up half the work force. The Shriver Report, out just last week, found that mothers are the major breadwinners in 40 percent of families. We have a female speaker of the…
Read MoreSouth Carolina Women on the Ballot This November
The Southeastern Institute for Women in Politics is featuring women candidates who are running for election on November 3rd. Kathy Cantrell, Candidate for SC House, District 48 Kathy Cantrell is currently completing her third year as a Trustee of the Clover School District, where she holds Seat 5. She has more than 22 years of…
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