Women on Pace for Union Majority
AP-Women are on track to become a majority of unionized workers in the next 10 years, signaling their growing clout in the labor movement. The shift, outlined in a report Tuesday from…
Read MoreBeing a Woman Veteran
by: Kayla Williams (From the diaries – promoted by Brandon Friedman) On Wednesday, I was honored and proud to be invited to the SHOUT! Art by Women Veterans show put on in…
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The GOP’s Women Problem
The GOP’s women problem By: Meredith Shiner and Glenn Thrush November 9, 2009 04:11 AM EST Conservatives say they pushed Dede Scozzafava out of the House race in New York’s 23rd Districta week ago because…
Read MoreWoman Saves Lives in Fort Hood Shooting Tragedy
A female civilian police officer from Fort Hood Texas confronted the armed shooter in the Fort Hood massacre on Thursday. Officer Kimberly Munley didn’t hesitate to take down the suspect when she…
Read More7 Deadly Sins of Tweeting Politicians
by Jordan Raynor I have gone on a politician purge, unfollowing the vast majority of elected officials and candidates that I previously followed on Twitter. Why? No single group of people is…
Read MoreAnnise Parker Must Wait Five More Weeks
Tight Houston Mayor’s Race Now Heads to Run-Off In a tight general election on Tuesday, the election of the new mayor of Houston will be decided in a run-off election on December…
Read MoreStephanie Miner Wins! Syracuse has First Woman Mayor
Stephanie Miner completed her historic run for Syracuse mayor Tuesday, taking a clear win in a three-person race. Miner, a two-term common councilor who made her name taking tough and occasionally solitary…
Read MoreELECTION 2009: Annise Parker Leads in Houston; Stephanie Miner Leads in Syracuse; Mary Norwood Leads in Atlanta
As the returns come in on Election Day, we’ll be following closely key races across the country that feature outstanding female candidates. Good luck to all the women who have stepped up…
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Emerge America Launches Kentucky Affiliate
Emerge America, a national, non-profit organization model that was established in 2002 to recruit and train Democratic women who want to run for public office, today announced the launching of Emerge Kentucky.…
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