British Female Pilots to Deploy to Afghanistan
Female aircrew eager for Afghan mission (CNN) – Sgt. Stephanie Cole joined Britain’s Royal Air Force more than three years ago to fly into battle – and not, as she says, to…
Read MoreA LOOK BACK: 2009’s Top Women in Politics Stories
by Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine While 2008 brought disappointment for women hoping the glass ceiling would be shattered at the highest level of the executive, 2009 saw modest progress. Women were…
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What will it Take for a Woman to be Elected President?
How to shatter the ‘highest, hardest’ glass ceiling By Anne E. Kornblut, Washington Post Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s approval ratings are soaring. Sarah Palin is now a best-selling author. From…
Read MoreU.S. Army Changes Position on Punishing Pregnant Soldiers
WASHINGTON (AP) — The top United States commander in Iraq intends to rescind a policy that had placed pregnant soldiers at risk of discipline. The commander, Gen. Ray Odierno, has drafted a broad…
Read MoreRUNNING START – Giving High School Girls Access to a Political Future
Application process begins January 1 Running Start is a non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization dedicated to inspiring young women and girls to run for political office. The goal is to increase the number…
Read MoreIT’S OFFICIAL: Annise Parker Elected Houston Mayor
Annise Parker was elected the new mayor Houston by 53.6 % of the vote in a special election held Saturday, December 12, 2009. The United States’ fourth largest city just elected its…
Read MoreEmerge Kentucky Accepting Applications for 2010 Candidate Training Program
Organization to Recruit and Train Women for Elected Office Emerge Kentucky, a non-profit organization established in 2009 to recruit and train Democratic women who want to run for public office, today announced…
Read MoreMassachusetts Makes History – COAKLEY WINS PRIMARY for U.S. Senate
In its 220-year history, Massachusetts has never sent a woman to serve in the United States Senate. On January 19, 2010 it is poised to do so. Martha Coakley handily won the…
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2010 CAMPAIGN SPOTLIGHT: Navy Officer Heather Beaven to Run for Florida’s Congress District 7
by Kathy Groob, ElectWomen Magazine Florida’s Congressional District 7 has long been held by Republican John Mica who was elected in 1992. That has not deterred a young, ambitious Democratic woman, Heather…
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