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Six Term State Rep Makes Bid to be Newton MA First Woman Mayor
By Brandy Bailey, Contributor ElectWomen Magazine Newton Massachusettes has never had woman mayor. State Representative Ruth Balser is hoping to change that. Balser has worked for nearly 20 years as a public servant; first as an Alderman from 1988 to 1996 and she is currently in her sixth term a State Representative. This is the…
Read MoreVA Failing to Serve Women Warriors
By Paul Rieckhoff for Huffington Post – Exec. Director of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America If you blinked, you could’ve missed it. With the media’s obsession over Michael Jackson’s death and Sotomayor’s confirmation hearings plastered across cable news shows, an important story might have skipped your radar. This week, the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the investigative…
Read MoreIllinois Women’s Institute for Leadership Accepting Applications for 2010 Program
Entering its seventh year, the Illinois Women’s Institute for Leadership is making its mark on Illinois politics. Since its founding in 2002, the Institute has 86 graduates of its top-notch women’s political leadership program. Boasting an impressive list of founders and board members, the Institute offers an in-depth training during the seven-month program. Each monthly…
Read More50 Politicos to Watch – POLITICO Names 10 Women to the List
POLITICO, the newest and hottest D.C. political newspaper/news site has announced its top 50 politicos to watch. Out of the 50 politicos named to the various categories, 10 women were named to the list. Maybe the folks at POLITICO should tune into ElectWomen Magazine a little more often; they would see a lot more women…
Read More2009 Hottest Races UPDATED
By Kathy Groob, Publisher, ElectWomen Magazine 2009 is an off year for elections in most states, but there are important statewide and municipal elections in several states. Women are running for state legislative seats in Virginia and New Jersey and for the top executive post in a few of the nation’s largest cities. Judy Chu…
Read MoreWork-Life Balance Debate Rages
Hard-nosed Biz Guru Says “No” Women Can’t Have it All – While Shipman/Kay Say Women Need to Re-Write the Rules By Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine The debate rages on whether or not women can have successful careers while balancing a family and home life. In their new book, Womenomics, journalists Claire Shipman and Katty…
Read MoreWUFPAC Announces New Six State Strategy to Elect Women
WUFPAC (Women Under Forty Political Action Committee) is implementing a Six State Strategy in a grass-roots effort to forcefully build, maintain, and support a pipeline of dynamic young women running for office on the state and local level. WUFPAC’s goal is to help increase the number of young women running in their home state with…
Read MoreMemphis Woman Gets a Second Chance
By Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine When Carol Chumney ran for mayor of Memphis in 2007, she knew it was an uphill battle. Running against any incumbent is always a challenge, and Chumney’s opponent had served for 16 years as the leader of Tennessee’s largest city. Serving as an elected city councilmember, Carol gave up…
Read MoreWhere Have All the Governors Gone?
Will 2009 Go Down as the Year of the Disappearing Women Governors? By Kathy Groob, Publisher, ElectWomen Magazine With Sarah Palin’s recent announcement that she is resigning her post as Governor of Alaska, there will soon be just six states with women governors– Hawaii, North Carolina, Michigan, Washington, Arizona and Connecticut. 37 states will hold…
Read MoreState Representative Ellen Cohen a Fighter for Texans and for Cancer Research
Texas State Representative Ellen Cohen didn’t waste any time after her election in 2006 to take on cancer. With Rice University and Texas Medical Center in her district, an affluent area of Houston, pushed for legislation and funding for cancer research and to develop a statewide blueprint for cancer prevention and control. A breast cancer…
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