NY Times Profile: South Carolina’s Young Governor Has a High Profile and Higher Hopes
New York Times – Nikki Haley, at 39 the nation’s youngest governor, loves her iPod. When she signed a long-fought bill to bring more transparency to legislative voting, the Black Eyed Peas blasted…
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Thailand Elects First Female Prime Minister
Bangkok (CNN) — Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva conceded Sunday that Yingluck Shinawatra had won the nation’s election. “Congratulations to Thailand’s first female prime minister,” he said. Authorities were still counting votes,…
Read MoreRestrictive Kansas Abortion Law Blocked By Federal Judge
Huffington Post – KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A federal judge has temporarily blocked Kansas from enforcing new rules for its abortion providers. U.S. District Judge Carlos Murguia (Mer-GHEE’-uh) issued an order Friday…
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It Still Takes A Candidate: Why Women Don’t Run for Office
It Still Takes A Candidate: Why Women Don’t Run for Office Jennifer L. Lawless
Read MoreWomen on Boards: America Is Falling Behind
By Sylvia Ann Hewlett, Harvard Business Review- What will it take for men to get it? In the last five years, women and minorities actually lost ground in U.S. corporate boardroom representation, despite…
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Sandy Pope Runs for First Female Teamsters President
New York Times – Sandy Pope acknowledges straightaway that she faces an uphill battle — she is the first woman to run for the presidency of the very macho Teamsters union, and she…
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First Woman Named as IMF Managing Director
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Christine Lagarde, the finance minister of France, was voted to the post of managing director of the International Monetary Fund on Tuesday. Lagarde, the first woman to run…
Read MoreWorld Trends: Japan says too few women in politics, business
TOKYO (AFP) – Japan should promote women in politics and business, a government paper said Tuesday, pointing out that they make up just 11 percent of lower house members and one percent…
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