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CAWP Releases Report on Gender Turnout in 2020 Elections
The Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP) has released a report and data on gender turnout in the 2020 elections. According to CAWP, “Women continued their long streak of out-voting men in presidential elections. Women voted in higher raw numbers and in greater proportions than their male counterparts in the 2020 presidential election, with…
Read MoreMormons Expel Founder of Group Seeking Priesthood for Women
New York Times – Kate Kelly, who unsettled the Mormon Church by founding a movement to advocate opening the male-only priesthood to women, was excommunicated by her bishop and his two counselors in Virginia on Monday. Ms. Kelly, who once served as a Mormon missionary in Spain, organized the group Ordain Women in 2013 and…
Read MoreWomen in Theater co-produces play with St. John UCC in Bellevue, KY
St. John UCC in Bellevue, KY, and WIT-Women in Theatre Combine Forces St. John United Church of Christ in Bellevue, Ky, is co-producing the first of many plays with WIT-Women in Theatre, a professional, non-union acting troupe. The first offering is “Walter Cronkite is Dead” by Joe Calarco, a comedy/drama about the difficulty of civil…
Read MoreOhio Democratic Party Endorses Jill Miller Zimon Over Incumbent in Race for State Representative in HD 12
Former Pepper Pike City Councilwoman Jill Miller Zimon has received the Ohio Democratic Party Endorsement in her State Representative race. Zimon faces sitting incumbent Democrat John E. Barnes Jr. in the May 6th primary for House District 12 which encompasses Bedford, Bedford Heights, Cleveland Ward 1, Maple Heights, Mayfield Heights, Highland Hills, North Randall, Orange…
Read MoreVery Cool Photo Montage of Women to Watch This Year
Great photo montage by MSNBC of 37 women to watch this election cycle in 2014. http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/women-watch-2014
Read MoreOn Campaign Trail, Missteps on Gender
On Campaign Trail, Missteps on Gender, New York Times Public Editor, Margaret Sullivan – KATHA POLLITT’s judgment, on Twitter, was harsh. The feminist writer observed: “NYT mag: First Hillary as giant bald fleshball, now ‘Can Wendy Davis Have It All?’ Sexist much?” Her reference was to two recent cover stories on female politicians in The New…
Read MoreJoin WUFPAC for an Evening with Reshma Saujani
Join WUFPAC (Women Under Forty Political Action Committee) for an Evening with Reshma Saujani WUFPAC Presents an evening with Reshma Saujani author of Women Who Don’t Wait In Line February 18th 6:00-8:00pm Home of John Jameson President and Founder of Winning Connections 616 North Carolina Ave, SE Washington, DC 20003 Purchase Your Tickets Here! Reshma Saujani is…
Read MoreRunning Start’s 8th Annual Women to Watch Awards April 2nd
8th Annual Women to Watch Awards – Save the Date | Running Start Bringing Young Women to Politics. | Running Start.
Read MoreJill Miller Zimon Makes It Official- Challenges Incumbent in Ohio State House Primary
There will be a battle in the Democratic Party for House District 12 Former Pepper Pike City Councilwoman and political activist Jill Miller Zimon filed petitions today for the May 6th Democratic Party primary ballot for House District 12 State Representative. Zimon submitted almost double the 50 required signatures to have her name on the…
Read MoreTwo Organizations Dedicated to Improving Women’s Health Join Forces
Two Organizations Dedicated to Improving Women’s Health Join Forces Childbirth Connection Becomes Program of National Partnership for Women & Families WASHINGTON, D.C. — January 23, 2014 — Two powerhouses that have been working for decades to improve the health of women, moms and families announced today that they have joined forces, with Childbirth Connection becoming a core…
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