Kathy Groob

WUFPAC Empowers Young Women to Succeed

April 5, 2009

WUFPAC stands for Women Under Forty Political Action Committee.  Driven by a board of high-powered, politically active young women in Washington, D.C.  WUFPAC is the only non-partisan, non-issue based organization focused on…

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Terri Sewell Continuing A Family Legacy for Public Service

April 2, 2009

Attorney Terri Sewell is running for the open seat in Alabama’s 7th Congressional District.  If elected, Terri would become the first woman elected to Congress from Alabama as well as the first…

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Is Anyone Safe from the Economic Crisis?

April 1, 2009

  When the Stork Carries a Pink Slip By Leslie Alderman/The New York Times With the economy in turmoil many new and expectant mothers are finding that federal law does not protect…

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Minnesota Research Shows Programs are Increasing Political Ambition among Women

April 1, 2009

By Debra Fitzpatrick, Associate Director, Center on Women and Public Policy, University of Minnesota’s Humphrey Institute and Lead Researcher on Women’s Path to Political Office research collaborative. Good news out of a…

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Carmen Robinson Seeks the Democratic Nomination in Primary Election This May

March 31, 2009

On Tuesday, May 19th, the Democratic primary election for Pittsburgh, PA’s mayoral election will be held and one woman has entered the race, attorney Carmen Robinson.  A Pittsburgh native, Ms. Robinson is…

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Women advancing in politics, Malveaux says

March 30, 2009

Keynote address given for St. Mary’s College conference By: Alicia Smith Women’s political roles have been elevated following Hillary Clinton’s historic primary run, Dr. Julianne Malveaux, the president of Bennett College for…

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Virginia’s Political Champion: Senator Yvonne B. Miller

March 30, 2009

By Jessica Smocer, Virginia’s Farm Team Senator Yvonne B. Miller’s resume is nothing short of remarkable. The eldest of 13 children, she was born in Edenton, North Carolina, but moved to Norfolk, Va. Faced with…

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Madeleine Kunin Ignites Energy in Indiana Women

March 29, 2009

100 Indiana Women Celebrate Spring With Politics Amid the spring blossoms and stately halls of the Indiana University campus in Bloomington, nearly 100 members and guests of the Indiana Democratic Women’s Caucus…

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Getting Even

March 29, 2009

Why Women Don’t Get Paid Like Men – and What to do About It If you are a woman, over your working lifetime you will lose between $700,000 and $2 million –…

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