Posts Tagged ‘politics’
Worldwide Leaders – Female Heads of State
FEMALE HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT CURRENTLY IN OFFICE Including leaders of Self-governing External Territories 1952- H.M. Elizabeth II of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Her other Realms and TerritoriesQueen, Defender of the Faith, Head of the Commonwealth Until 1953 her title was Queen of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Overseas Dominions.…
Read MoreCorporate Female Leader Stats Mirror Congress
Catalyst, the nonprofit organization working to improve inclusiveness and expand business opportunities released their report on women leaders in Fortune 500 companies. The statistics mirror the same low percentages of women in Congress. Women in Congress – 17% Women Fortune 500 Board Members – 15% Percentage of women in the U.S. labor force: 46.3% Percentage…
Read MoreMeet the New Women in Congress
Eleven new Congresswomen and two new female Senators were sworn into office with the 111th Congress. Kathy Dahlkemper (D) – Congresswoman from Pennsylvania’s 3rd District, having beat out incumbent Congressman Phil English for the honor of representing the district. A long-time resident of Erie but a first-time campaigner, she and her husband, Dan have 5…
Read MoreCritical Women’s Issues: The Fight to End Human Trafficking
By former Maryland State Senator, Sharon Grosfeld On December 23, 2008, The William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (the Act), was enacted into law. This legislation, (H.R. 7311) sponsored in the House by Representative Howard Berman, Democrat from California, is critical to ending, or at least slowing down the trafficking of women…
Read MoreDesire to Make a Difference Motivated First Woman Commissioner
Tracey Glenn’s Story One day while watching my local news, I heard a story about corruption in our local housing authority. This story topped the local news for months. During this time it was discovered that a two-term incumbent in the County Commissioner’s office had family ties to one of those that the corruption centered…
Read MoreCan Women Running for Office Catch Up With Men?
By Karen Jeffrey Cape Code Times, Staff Writer Over the course of her life, Thelma Goldstein has witnessed many changes in the status of women. At the time of her birth, women had no right to vote. She was a toddler when the 19th Amendment was ratified. For much of Goldstein’s life, the idea of…
Read MoreIt’s Time to Put More Women in Office
It’s Time to Put More Women in Office By Ellen Malcolm If you’re a progressive in this country, then you should be really upset that only 17 percent of the U.S. Congress is women. At EMILY’s List we are dedicated to patching this gaping hole in our representative democracy, and we’ve come a long way:…
Read MoreWyoming Women in Politics Conference
BUILDING EQUALITY IN THE EQUALITY STATE Wyoming Women’s Legislative Caucus Hosts Leadership Event Cheyenne, WY – The bipartisan Wyoming Women’s Legislative Caucus is encouraging women to express themselves and increase their leadership roles in the Equality State, where the number of women in the state Legislature dropped by 26 percent in 2009. The Caucus will…
Read MoreWhat Does Equal Pay Legislation Mean for Lilly?
In a word, nothing. But for Lilly Ledbetter, the quest for justice was more about equality for women in the future than for her personal gain. Read the following beautifully-written op-ed piece written by Gail Collins for the New York Times. January 29, 2009 OP-ED COLUMNIST Lilly’s Big Day By GAIL COLLINS President…
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