One woman running for president – Michele Bachmann announces candidacy
Huffington Post – Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) is in it to win it in 2012. The conservative congresswoman and Tea Party favorite formally declared her candidacy for president of the United States on…
Read MoreEmerge Kentucky Graduates Its Second Class of Women Candidates
By Kathy Groob – When Emerge Kentucky launched its female candidate training program for Democratic women in 2009, the state was ranked 45th in the nation for women in politics and just…
Read MoreCongo: 170 Women Raped in Two Villages
New York Times – The number of reported victims of a mass rape by gunmen in Congohas risen to as many as 170, the United Nations’ refugee agency said Friday. The government in…
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Planned Parenthood Win In Indiana: Judge Blocks Parts Of Tough New Abortion Law
Huffington Post – Indiana is not allowed to cut off Planned Parenthood’s public funding for general health services solely because the organization also provides abortions, a federal judge said Friday in blocking…
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Candidate Training Tip: Handling an Aggressive Questioner
By Chris Jahnke, Media and Speaker Trainer with Positive Communications At some point in your career it is likely you will face a questioner who acts like an interrogator. There are ways…
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Indianapolis women bear consequences of Planned Parenthood defunding
USA Today – The consequences of efforts to prevent taxpayer dollars from going to Planned Parenthood are now being felt. In Indiana, Planned Parenthood will stop treating Medicaid patients and lay off…
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Walmart Supreme Court Case and Women’s Pay
ABC World News with Diane Sawyer featured a segment on the equal pay issue for women in light of yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling that will make it more difficult for women to…
Read MoreWhy Political Balance on Supreme Courts Matters
By Kathy Groob The 2010 elections resulted in a Republican-dominated Ohio Supreme Court, with six of the seven justices from the GOP. The lone Democrat – and newest member of the court…
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