Posts Tagged ‘women in politics’
Female candidates for Congress on upward trend
USA Today – The moniker was famously applied in 1992 when four women were elected to the Senate, a high watermark for the chamber that has never been surpassed. This year, however, a notable number of candidates are running in potentially competitive races in both the House and Senate that could send a wave of female…
Read MoreVoter Activist Runs for Harris County Democratic Party Chair
In an election to select the leader of the Democratic Party in Harris County Texas, Keryl Douglas is pulling out all the stops, running a campaign much like a candidate for the state legislature. An impressive resume, Keryl Douglas touts her experience as a community and party activist along with her legal credentials as the…
Read MoreBad News: Another Female Governor Out
BREAKING NEWS from POLITICO – First-term North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue will announce Thursday she won’t seek reelection, multiple sources have confirmed to POLITICO. Saddled with low poll ratings, Perdue, a Democrat, was the most endangered incumbent governor of the cycle and faced grim prospects in the fall against Republican Pat McCrory, a former Charlotte mayor…
Read MoreThanks for Listening to Power Women Radio
Kathy Groob, publisher of ElectWomen Magazine will be featured today, Thursday, January 26th on Power Women Radio with host, Deb Bailey to discuss women in politics and her new book, Pink Politics. Women 4 Women Network is an All Women’s Radio Station broadcast to the world from all over the world. Interact with professional women…
Read MoreGoodbye for now brave Gabby
The New York Times – WASHINGTON — The House bade a tearful farewell to Representative Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona on Wednesday as she submitted her resignation and was praised by members of both parties as an inspiring symbol of courage in the aftermath of an assassination attempt against her last year. “We come to the floor today,…
Read MoreIn Wake of SC Primary, High-Tech Effort Launched to Encourage Women to Run for Office
(COLUMBIA, SC) – In the immediate wake of the state’s GOP presidential primary, the Southeastern Institute for Women in Politics (the Institute), in conjunction with our partners Blue Cross Blue Shield South Carolina (BCBSSC) and IT-oLogy, is announcing an exciting and innovative plan geared at encouraging and educating women to run for elected office in…
Read MoreOklahoma’s Traci Barnes; Fired Up and Running for State House
By Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine – With a campaign video that begins with the energetic tunes from the musical Oklahoma, Traci Barnes has thrown her hat into the right to run for Oklahoma’s House District 3. She’s kicked off her campaign with photos of supporters wearing Traci “big girl panties” t-shirts and social media…
Read MoreHow would a female presidential candidate fare if she had Newt’s fidelity problem?
By Kathy Groob, ElectWomen Magazine – Clearly the religious right doesn’t care about the sanctity of marriage as long as it’s between a man and a woman. When South Carolina Republicans voted overwhelmingly for Newt Gingrich on Saturday, they proved that infidelity and divorce, even multiple times, isn’t enough to keep a candidate out of…
Read MoreRep. Gabrielle Giffords to Step Down from Congress
ABC News – Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will step down from Congress this week, her staff said today, and not seek re-election when her current term expires this year. “I have more work to do on my recovery and so to do what is best for Arizona I will step down this week,” Giffords said in a video posted…
Read MorePros and Cons of Quotas for Women in Politics
The Atlantic – Isobel Coleman – Isobel Coleman is the Senior Fellow and Director of the Civil Society, Markets, and Democracy Initiative and Director of the Women and Foreign Policy Program at Council on Foreign Relations. She blogs at “Democracy in Development.” Pros and cons of requiring national parliaments to include a minimum number of women Quotas…
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