Michigan Sen. Rick Jones compares female PR political executive to hooker
January 05, 2012 By Susan J. Demas | MLive.com Contributor – Truscott Rossman founder Kelly Rossman-McKinney has asked Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville (R-Monroe) to look into the fact that Sen. Rick Jones (R-Grand…
Read MoreCommitment to 2012 –women’s political organizations engage in massive recruitment efforts
By Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine – Women’s political organizations across the nation are engaged in a massive effort to recruit, train and support women political candidates for races in 2012. With…
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Saudi Arabia: A Step for Women
AP – For the first time, women in Saudi Arabia will not need a male guardian’s approval to run or vote in municipal elections in 2015, an official said. The official, Fahad…
Read MoreName It. Change It. The year in political media sexism.
By Name it. Change it. – Every year we like to evaluate the trends we’ve seen in political media coverage of women politicians and candidates. Sadly, in the year 2011 we found…
Read MoreHappy New Year! Politics Women to Watch in 2012
By Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine – While several high profile women are on the ballot for 2012, it will be the down ticket women, running at the local and state level…
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Argentine President Christina Fernandez Has Thyroid Cancer
By MICHAEL WARREN Associated Press – President Cristina Fernandez has thyroid cancer, but test results Tuesday show that it remains limited to a lobe in the right side of her neck, and has…
Read MoreWomen’s Media Center: 10 “Must Haves” for the Woman Who Would Be President
Written by Diana Bartelli Carlin, Nichola D. Gutgold and Theodore F. Sheckels,Women’s Media Center As the list of presidential contenders thins, it is likely that the 2012 U.S. presidential final will be…
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Jim Sensenbrenner, Wisconsin Congressman, Says Michelle Obama Has A ‘Large Posterior’
Huffington Post – In today’s edition of Outrageous And Unfounded Insults, Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) has decided to question Michelle Obama’s body shape. MediaBistro reports that Sensenbrenner was overheard talking on the phone, retelling an…
Read MoreElectWomen’s Look Back – 2011 Notable Women in Politics
1 – Representative Gabrielle Giffords – Arizona Congresswoman, shot in the head during a neighborhood constituent gathering at a supermarket. It remains unknown whether she will run for Congress in 2012. 2…
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