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Pennsylvania Women Get Boost from Women’s Campaign Fund
Country’s Longest Running Women’s PAC Means Business By Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine Twenty-seven years ago the political landscape for women was abuzz with hot button issues. The women who founded the Pennsylvania Women’s Campaign Fund (PWCF) were determined to raise money for women candidates of all political parties who would carry out their principles…
Read MoreCANDIDATE PROFILE: Robin Abbott – Fighting for the People of the 93rd District
By Brandy Bailey, Contributor ElectWomen Magazine If you live in Newport News or James City Virginia there’s a good chance that Robin Abbott will be knocking on your door very soon. Robin is the Democratic candidate running for the House of Delegates in the 93rd district. Robin decided to run for the office when another…
Read MoreDebate on Whether Female Judges Decide Differently Arises Anew
By NEIL A. LEWIS, New York Times Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court, is often quoted as saying that a wise female judge will come to the same conclusion as a wise male judge. But the opposing argument was bolstered forcefully in April by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, currently…
Read MoreFilly Absent from Belmont Stakes….But Wait, Is Vogue Next?
By Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine This Saturday the final and most demanding leg of the Triple Crown horse race will be run at Belmont Park in New York, but absent the winner of the Preakness Stakes, filly Rachel Alexandra. Owner Jess Jackson believes the filly would benefit from more time between races. “We know…
Read MoreWomen’s Political Data Gurus Making a Difference for Women in States Across U.S.
By Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine The Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP), a unit of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, has long been known as the as the nation’s leading source of scholarly research and current data about American women’s political participation. CAWP has expanded…
Read MoreNew Power Player in Missouri Politics – HARRIETT’S LIST
by Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine Yesterday a new organization dedicated to electing progressive Democratic women to the state legislature and state-wide office was born. Harriett’s List, founded after the former Missouri Lt. Governor Harriett Woods, was formally launched Tuesday at a ceremony at University City, Missouri. “To continue Harriett’s legacy of putting women in…
Read MoreCAMPAIGN TOOLBOX: Data Management – The Campaign Foundation
By CHRISTOPHER MASSICOTTE, NGP SOFTWARE Often, the first check a new political candidate writes is for a constituent relationship management (CRM) system. The CRM database in recent election cycles has become the foundation of everything else the campaign does. Information gathered from field, email, and online activity is used to raise money and identify votes.…
Read MoreWhite House Project’s Marie Wilson – Working to Change Everything
By Kathy Groob, Publisher If you’re a female political candidate, chances are you’ve heard of The White House Project and maybe even attended one of their campaign trainings – Vote, Run, Lead. Behind this 10-year-old women’s power movement stands Marie Wilson, businesswoman, entrepreneur and most of all, leader. A bright vibrant woman, Marie Wilson and…
Read MorePresident Obama Nominates Judge Sonia Sotomayor for Supreme Court
Announced today, President Obama has chosen federal Judge Sonia Sotomayor as his nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court. The nominee will replace retiring Justice David Souter who plans to retire when the summer session ends. Women’s organizations across the country mounted a strong lobbying effort to urge the President to select a women nominee. If…
Read MoreService Women’s Action Network: Working on Behalf of Women Veterans
By Brandy Bailey, Contributor ElectWomen Magazine Today almost 200,000 women serve in the United States military in Iraq or Afghanistan. They are the second fastest growing population of veterans. Today’s servicewomen face trauma not just from combat, but also from sexual harassment and assault from their own peers on the battlefield. The Pentagon recently…
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