ElectWomen Magazine Publisher and PINK POLITICS Author Kathy Groob to Speak at NFDW Midwest Regional Conference

Author and political consultant, Kathy Groob, continues her PINK POLITICS book tour and speaking engagements on Saturday, May 5, 2012 in Canton Ohio.  Groob will be speaking to the National Federation of Democratic Women’s (NFDW) Midwest Regional Meeting. Nearly 100 women from 11 states will be convening in Canton Ohio for meetings, planning and speakers…

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Turning Wisconsin Pink

PINK POLITICS book event with Emerge Wisconsin in Milwaukee This Wednesday Wisconsin Democrats have a fight on their hands.  They are in the midst of a governor recall election and a tough U.S. Senate campaign featuring Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin. Wisconsin is considered one of about a dozen battleground states that will decide the U.S. presidential…

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Minnesota’s womenwinning making progress in political front

PINK POLITICS BOOK EVENT IN MINNEAPOLIS TUESDAY, APR. 24 The womenwinning organization has made a significant impact on Minnesota’s women’s political landscape but has work ahead in order to reach parity.  Minnesota remains one of the 28 states that have never elected a woman governor.  Currently ranking fifth in the nation for women in politics, womenwinning…

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MEET CONNIE WONG: Military Leader Running for California State Assembly

By Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine – Marin County CA resident Connie Wong has filed to run for California State Assembly. Connie is a businesswoman selling real estate, and is an 18-year Air Force veteran who is still serving in the California National Guard.  Wong says she will “hold government accountable to its veterans and…

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Nowhere Near Equal

Reflections on Equal Pay Day by Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine Tonight I’ll be speaking to the Coshocton Ohio Chapter of The Business & Professional Women’s Organization in honor of Equal Pay Day.  The National Committee on Pay Equity first initiated equal Pay Day in 1996.  It’s always on a Tuesday, to represent how far…

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Eight Emerge Wisconsin Candidates Win Primary Elections

Eight graduates of the Emerge Wisconsin program won their primary elections Tuesday, April 3rd.  Emerge Wisconsin is a recruitment and training program for Democratic women, an affiliate of Emerge America. Tuesday’s winners are: Carousel Andrea Bayrd (Class of 2009) – Dane Co. Supervisor Dist 8 Carol Beals (Class of 2010) – Grant Co. Supervisor Dist…

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Champion for Change, California’s Susan Adams Runs for Congress

By Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine – California’s Democratic primary election for the new 2nd Congressional District is a bruising battlefield with 12 candidates and at least four considered contenders.  One woman stands out for her track record of getting things done– change agent, Susan Adams.  Susan was elected in 2002 as Marin County’s 1st…

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14 Emerge Wisconsin Alums Running in Tuesday’s Spring Election

April 3rd is the Spring General Election in Wisconsin and Emerge Wisconsin has FOURTEEN Emerge Alumnae running for elected office. Emerge Wisconsin is a recruitment and training program for Democratic women. The  list of Emerge candidates are listed below: Emerge Alumnae Spring Candidates: Carousel Andrea Bayrd (Class of 2009) – Dane Co. Supervisor Dist 8 Susan Bailey (Class…

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Suu Kyi wins parliament seat in historic Myanmar election

NBC’s Ian Williams reports on the run-up to Sunday’s elections By msnbc.com staff and news services – Aung San Suu Kyi, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate who spent 15 years under house arrest in Myanmar, won a seat in the country’s lower house of parliament on Sunday, her party said. The opposition National League for Democracy (NLD)…

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Gender Gap? Washington State Has a History of Women Who Lead

By ISOLDE RAFTERY for The New York Times – SEATTLE — It was 2009, floods had inundated western Washington and the state’s politicians were flown up to survey the damage. When asked who would scoot down to the open end of the C-17 cargo plane, where they would have to be tethered down for safety, Gov. Christine Gregoire and…

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