Posts Tagged ‘women in politics’
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…
Read MoreMedia Offered Guide to Avoiding Sexism in Coverage of Woman Candidates
The Women’s Media Center has released a new Media Guide for its Name It. Change It. project, which works to identify, prevent and end sexist media coverage of women candidates and politicians. The Women’s Media Center’s Media Guide to Gender Neutral Coverage of Women Candidates + Politicians (click to download) shows members of the media…
Read MoreSouth Carolina Native Comes Home to Run for Congress
First in her family to earn a college degree, she is now the first in her family to run for Congress. Gloria Bromell Tinubu, PhD, is a native of Georgetown County, South Carolina and she’s running for South Carolina’s newly drawn 7th Congressional District. With over 34 years of experience as an applied economist and…
Read MoreSaluting Congress’s Longest Serving Woman – Senator Barbara Mikulski
The New York Times – When Senator Barbara A. Mikulski was sworn into the Senate in 1987, there was no “dean of women” to mentor female lawmakers. One of two women in the Senate at the time, Ms. Mikulski wasn’t even allowed in the Senate gym, Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said Wednesday. The Senate…
Read MoreIdaho: Ultrasounds Are Conducted at Capitol in Support of Abortion Bill
The New York Times – An anti-abortion advocate secured a basement room in the Idaho Capitol to conduct ultrasound procedures Wednesday on six women before an audience of 150. State troopers ejected some people from the room after they interrupted the activist, Brandi Swindell, during descriptions of the ultrasound images shown on three screens. She was…
Read MoreWomen in the World Summit Highlights Women Across the Globe
By Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine – The third annual Women in the World Summit was held in New York March 8-10, 2012. Hosted and sponsored by Daily Beast and Newsweek Magazine CEO Tina Brown and Diane von Furstenberg, the conference featured a power-packed list of women leaders and highlighted women’s social and political stories of…
Read MoreMixed Night for Democratic Women in Illinois – Duckworth & Bustos Win, Halvorson Falls
Tuesday’s primary saw both victory and defeat for Democratic women running for Congress in Illinois. From The Chicago Tribune –“Iraq war veteran Tammy Duckworth won the Democratic primary tonight in the 8th Congressional District. Duckworth had 66 percent of the vote to 34 percent for Raja Krishnamoorthi, a former deputy state treasurer with about 60…
Read MoreEmerge America Launches New Website and Council of Allies
Emerge America, the Democratic women’s recruitment and training program has launched its new website www.emergeamerica.org. The organization is currently working in nine states across the country and has recently instituted its Council of Allies network. Emerge Allies is a formal network of political consultants, firms and campaign service providers who offer their expertise to the…
Read MoreNC’s Lillian’s List Announces Winning 2012 Women Candidate’s List
North Carolina’s Lillian’s List has announced its first group of legislative Lillian’s List featured candidates for 2012. The organization will introduce the women at a campaign kick-off event in Raleigh on March 21st. Because of tremendous enthusiasm for the women candidates, the event is sold out. Lillian’s List of NC is a statewide community of individuals…
Read MoreTUESDAY’S ELECTION WATCH: Illinois’ Debbie Halvorson Gives Jesse Jackson Jr. a Tough Primary Race
The New York Times – CHICAGO — It was a Saturday morning and Representative Jesse L. Jackson Jr.of Illinois was dashing from news conference to news conference, racking up new political endorsements for the list he has been flaunting here lately. By the end of the day he had squeezed in a speech at an education…
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