Posts Tagged ‘elect women’
TUESDAY ELECTION STORIES: Missouri Woman Bucks the System and Wins
By Kathy Groob, Publisher of ElectWomen Magazine – Tracy McCreery didn’t let her local Democratic Party shut her out of an opportunity to run in a special election that was held Tuesday to fill an open House seat in St. Louis County Missouri. No primary was scheduled when the House seat was vacated; it was left…
Read MoreMississippi Votes to Keep Birth Control Legal
Huffington Post – Mississippi voters Tuesday defeated a ballot initiative that would’ve declared life begins at fertilization, a proposal that supporters sought in the Bible Belt state as a way to prompt a legal challenge to abortion rights nationwide. The so-called “personhood” initiative was rejected by more than 55 percent of voters, falling far short of…
Read MoreTHE WINNERS (updated)
WINNING WOMEN CANDIDATES Alison Lundergan Grimes of Kentucky her election for Secretary of State. New Jersey – Janice Kovach was elected mayor of Clinton New Jersey. Several women won seats in the state’s General Assembly. Visit the Center for American and Women and Politics for women candidates’ results. http://www.cawp.rutgers.edu/fast_facts/elections/candidates_2011.php Cincinnati City Council – Vice Mayor…
Read MoreWhen the results come in on Tuesday, Akron City Council could be all men
By Stephanie Warsmith Beacon Journal staff writer – When results from the Nov. 8 election are tallied, Akron City Council could end up with no female representation. It’s more likely that council will have one or two women, but even that would be significantly fewer than the four out of 13 seats women claimed from 2007 until…
Read MorePink Politics Featured in the Kentucky Gazette
Pink Politics was featured in The Kentucky Gazette political newspaper on October 26, 2011.
Read MoreWomen To Watch on Election Day
By Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine – Tuesday, November 8th is Election Day for local and state elections in several states. Kentucky is holding statewide elections, and two women are vying to keep at least one female holding statewide office in the Bluegrass state. Mississippi is holding statewide and legislative races and feature several women running…
Read MoreMcCaskill’s Campaign Prep: Lose 50 Pounds
By Philip Scott Andrews/The New York Times – Most politicians hate loss, but not when it applies to their waistline. Senator Claire McCaskill, Democrat of Missouri, talked to reporters about her recent weight loss Tuesday. Senator Claire McCaskill, Democrat of Missouri, who is in a tough re-election fight, has lost 50 pounds over the last few months,…
Read More2011 Global Gender Gap Report: The Best (And Worst) Countries For Women
Huffington Post – If you’ve been itching to take a sabbatical overseas, now may be the time to up and move to Iceland. That’s right, friends: That not-actually-so-icy isle may be the best country in the world to be a working woman, according to the World Economic Forum’s newly released 2011 Global Gender Gap Report.…
Read MoreSeven month pregnant candidate walks in parade while male opponent rides in convertible
By Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine – Nothing, even being seven months pregnant at the time, would stop Sheila Calko from getting out and talking to voters in the Howland, Ohio July 4th parade. A young mother of two, Calko is running for Ohio’s 64th District House Seat against an older male incumbent. There are…
Read MoreThe Men Behind The War On Women
By Laura Bassett for Huffington Post – A group of men with no real background in law or medicine, but blessed with a strong personal interest in women’s bodies, have quietly influenced all of the major anti-abortion legislation over the past several years. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops may be one of the quietest, yet…
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