Chicago’s Debbie Halvorson Opens Congressional Campaign Headquarters
Debbie Halvorson has opened a campaign office in Steger, IL for her special election in the vacated Congressional seat most recently held by Jesse Jackson, Jr. The office located near the center…
Read MoreMilitary Sexual Assaults In Combat Zones Happen Frequently: Study
Researchers contacted 1,100 women who served in Iraq or Afghanistan and asked them questions about sexual assaults and harassment while deployed. Among the findings, sexual assaults — including rape — were reported…
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2012’s Top Well-Spoken Women
2012’s Well-Spoken Women – By Christine Jahnke, Author of The Well-Spoken Woman Give well-spoken women their due for a year filled with remarkable performances. They delivered rousing words. Called it as they…
Read MorePOLITICO’s 13 people to watch in politics in 2013
Three women, including Ashley Judd,are among POLITICO’s 12 people to watch in 2013. 13 people to watch in politics in 2013 – Mackenzie Weinger – POLITICO.com.
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Rise Up, Mothers
Op-ed by Leymah Gbowee, for The Daily Beast – Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee says it’s time to stand up and demand that we protect the children of the world from…
Read MoreChelsea Clinton’s Next Act
By MAGGIE HABERMAN, POLITICO – As Hillary Clinton exits the political stage in coming weeks — at least for awhile — the nation will have to go cold turkey from two-plus decades of a…
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Women still excluded from prayer rituals at Western Wall in Jerusalem
By JODI RUDOREN, New York Times – JERUSALEM — The face-off at the security gate outside the Western Wall one Friday this month was familiar: for more than two decades, women have been making…
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South Korea Elects Woman President
By CHOE SANG-HUN NEW YORK TIMES – SEOUL, South Korea — With the election of Park Geun-hye as president on Wednesday, South Korea extended the tenure of its staunchly pro-American governing party and handed power to the…
Read MoreCongresswomen push for Violence Against Women Act before the Holidays
Congresswomen push for VAWA before the Holidays.
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