Posts Tagged ‘women in politics’
Younger Women Desert Female Candidates
By Paul Bedard for U.S. News & World Report – The political sisterhood, led by activists from Gloria Steinem to Hillary Clinton, is dead. New polling finds that younger women (aged 18 to 34) are cool with the status of women in politics and don’t see any need to help their gender at the ballot…
Read MoreCondoleezza Rice: Cheney attacked ‘my integrity’
POLITICO- Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is firing back at Dick Cheney for what she called an “attack on my integrity” in the former vice president’s memoir. Rice spoke to Reuters on Wednesday, pushing back for the first time on claims Cheney levels against her in his recently released book “In My Time.” Like her predecessor…
Read MoreWill New York Mayor Bloomberg Endorse Christine Quinn for His Successor?
New York Times – It is the worst-kept secret in City Hall. Michael R. Bloomberg has told almost everyone who asks — but only privately, so far — that he hopes the City Council speaker, Christine C. Quinn, will succeed him as mayor in 2013. While Mr. Bloomberg brings unprecedented personal resources to his political agenda, few other New…
Read MoreForbes Magazine Announces 2011 World’s Most Powerful Women
Women in Politics Top the List The top two power women in the annual Forbes Magazine World’s Most Powerful Women list are #1 Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel and #2 is the United States Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton. German Chancellor Angela Merkel is head of the one real global economy in Europe and is the…
Read MoreCandidate Resources for Online Campaigns
OnlineCandidateResources.com announces the launch of its political campaign strategy and training website. The website serves as a training and support hub for political candidates to create an online political campaign and to use the web to build volunteer support, donations and votes. “OnlineCandidateResources.com is a natural extension of our current services,” says Shane Daley, developer and co-owner…
Read MoreAmerica’s Suffragettes, your light still shines
By Kathy Groob, Publisher Suffrage: The right to vote. Born in 1911, my Grandmother Blanche Liston did not have the right to vote. As a little girl, she did not see her mother vote and as she grew into adulthood, did not ever exercise her right to vote because she feared being called for jury…
Read MorePennsylvania Women’s Campaign Fund Forms New Alliance
The Pennsylvania Women’s Campaign Fund announces a new strategic partnership that will significantly enhance our ability to increase representation of women in public service in PA. Through a partnership with She Should Run, our prospective candidates, friends and supporters will be able to access critical resources and a network that supports women in their political endeavors. She…
Read MoreNew Women in Congress Appointed to High Profile Committees
Two Democratic women who won their special elections recently have been appointed to high profile committees. Congresswoman Janice Hahn (D-California) received her first committee assignment, earning a seat on the powerful House Committee on Homeland Security. The Committee is charged with protecting the American people and critical infrastructure from a possible terrorist attack, and improving…
Read MoreThe Boys Club No Match for Miriam Martinez
By Kathy Groob, Publisher – She’s fought obstacles before and won. To Miriam Martinez, it’s always been a man’s world in her chosen profession, law enforcement. In her race for Sheriff of Mercer County New Jersey, Martinez has faced roadblocks, but is forging ahead towards her November 8th election. “I have 25 years in law…
Read MoreWashington Governor Chris Gregoire Will Not Seek a Third Term
OLYMPIA, WA– Gov. Chris Gregoire today issued the following statement after announcing she has decided not to pursue a third term as governor: “Forty years ago I entered public service as a clerk typist with one goal – to serve the people of the great state of Washington. After three terms as Attorney General and…
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