Goodbye for now brave Gabby
The New York Times – WASHINGTON — The House bade a tearful farewell to Representative Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona on Wednesday as she submitted her resignation and was praised by members of both parties…
Read MoreIn Wake of SC Primary, High-Tech Effort Launched to Encourage Women to Run for Office
(COLUMBIA, SC) – In the immediate wake of the state’s GOP presidential primary, the Southeastern Institute for Women in Politics (the Institute), in conjunction with our partners Blue Cross Blue Shield South…
Read MoreHow would a female presidential candidate fare if she had Newt’s fidelity problem?
By Kathy Groob, ElectWomen Magazine – Clearly the religious right doesn’t care about the sanctity of marriage as long as it’s between a man and a woman. When South Carolina Republicans voted…
Read MoreRep. Gabrielle Giffords to Step Down from Congress
ABC News – Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will step down from Congress this week, her staff said today, and not seek re-election when her current term expires this year. “I have more work to…
Read MoreWhy Women Still Won’t Run for Office
By Kathy Groob, Publisher of ElectWomen Magazine and Author of Pink Politics With just 17% of the members of Congress representing the female gender, the United States has a systemic problem—there aren’t…
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Kathy Groob: Women don’t get elected for simple reason – they just don’t run
“Gender gap in political ambition is virtually the same as it was a decade ago.” – Lawless & Fox, 2012 By Kathy Groob, KyForward contributor – It’s not just Kentucky. With just 17% of…
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LIVE CHAT TODAY: Your voice is needed; should women have separate news/blog sites in politics?
By Mallary Jean Tenore for Poynter – Three days after The Washington Post’s new “She the People” blog launched, it had generated enough traffic to climb to the No. 1 spot among the site’s…
Read MorePros and Cons of Quotas for Women in Politics
The Atlantic – Isobel Coleman – Isobel Coleman is the Senior Fellow and Director of the Civil Society, Markets, and Democracy Initiative and Director of the Women and Foreign Policy Program at Council on…
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