Posts Tagged ‘elect women’
Election 2012: She’s Back in the Saddle, North Dakota former Attorney General to Run for U.S. Senate
Former North Dakota Democratic attorney general and tax commissioner Heidi Heitkamp says she will make a run for the U.S. Senate. The 56-year-old Heitkamp made it official Tuesday, saying in a statement that Washington is “badly broken.” She will seek the party’s endorsement for the seat held by longtime Democratic incumbent Kent Conrad, who is…
Read MoreConnie Pillich drops plan to run for Congress, will run for Ohio House instead
Enquirer – State Rep. Connie Pillich, the Montgomery Democrat who had been planning a run for Congress in 2012, has decided to run for re-election to her 28th Ohio House District seat instead. She also turned down Democratic party leaders who wanted her to run next year for Hamilton County commissioner against Republican incumbent Greg Hartmann. “Everybody…
Read MoreU.S. Voters May Prefer Low-Pitched Male Voice
HealthDay News -Voters prefer male political candidates with a lower-pitched voice because it’s seen as a sign of dominance and leadership, according to Canadian researchers. The researchers manipulated archival recordings of U.S. presidents to create lower- and higher-pitched versions of each voice. The altered recordings were played to volunteers who rated the speakers’ leadership potential,…
Read MoreSuper Committee’s Failure: Only One Woman at the Table
By Amanda Terkel for Huffington Post – Women comprise more than half of the population of the United States. Yet Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) will be the only woman sitting on the new, powerful “super Congress,” a 12-member committee responsible for coming up with a plan to cut at least $1.5 trillion from the federal…
Read MoreGender Gap on Wages Is Slow to Close
By MOTOKO RICH for The New York Times – First, there was the “mancession” that made the downturn much worse for men. Then, what my colleague Catherine Rampell has called the “he-recovery,” which has put more men than women back to work. What has remained consistent is that women remain on the wrong side of the wage gap. Even with…
Read MoreSenator Barbara Boxer Announces Win With Women 2012 PAC
Senator Barbara Boxer announced the creation of a campaign political action committee–WINWITHWOMEN2012. Barbara Boxer says, “When I first ran in 1992, women were only two percent of the U.S. Senate. In 2012, we have the chance to make women more than 20 percent of the Senate — the highest number in history — if we…
Read MorePINK POLITICS is the Must-Read Book For Women Candidates
PINK POLITICS is the Woman’s Practical Guide to Winning Elections Covington, KY—Political consultant, publisher and founder of ElectWomen Magazine, Kentucky-native Kathy Groob tells of her own experiences as a candidate and offers strategies for winning in her new book PINK POLITICS – The Woman’s Practical Guide to Winning Elections. The book gets to the heart…
Read MoreMika Excluded From The Men’s Club on Morning Joe
By Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine – Many of us begin our days with a cup of joe and the morning news. Lately, while enjoying my cup of joe, Morning Joe is getting under my skin. A self-confessed political junkie, I watch and listen to Morning Joe each day while exercising, getting dressed and eating…
Read MoreCAWP Election Analysis: Women Fell Short
Courtesy of The Center for American Women & Politics After Legislative Elections in Four States, Number of Women Remains Stuck – Women Edge Upward in Statewide Offices; Women of Color Gain in NJ Women failed to gain ground in the 2011 state legislative elections, according to the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP), a unit…
Read MoreCanadian Women – Free Webinar for Municipal Candidates
Berry Vrbanovic, president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) and councillor for the City of Kitchener, Ont., announced a free webinar series aimed at helping women overcome the obstacles they face in running for municipal office. “The webinars will provide valuable information for women interested in running for municipal office but who have not…
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