Posts Tagged ‘women in politics’
2009 ELECTIONS: Aide to Senator Kerry Running for Boston City Council
By Brandy Bailey, Contributor ElectWomen Magazine The race for Boston City Council has gotten off to an exciting start. One of the most interesting candidates is Ayanna Presley the current political director for Senator John Kerry. Pressley recently announced that she is running for one of four at-large council seats. If elected Pressley will be…
Read MorePOLITICS MAGAZINE CAMPAIGN CONFERENCE: Women in Politics
Politics Magazine hosted its annual campaign conference in Washington, D.C. titled The Art of Political Campaigning. Dozens of campaign workshop sessions were offered throughout the three-day conference. ElectWomen Magazine publisher, Kathy Groob, participated on the Women in Politics panel which has been only offered twice in the history of the campaign conference. Kathy Groob offered…
Read MoreFemale Candidate Not Successful in Hoboken Run-Off Election
Recount Possible – Peter Cammarano Declared Winner By Brandy Bailey, Contributor ElectWomen Magazine Election officials in Hoboken, New Jersey are still working to determine the winner in the run-off for mayor, but if Dawn Zimmer’s 244 machine vote lead holds she will be the first woman to win election as mayor in the town’s 168-year history. …
Read MoreOhio NEW Leadership Program to Inspire College Women – June 15-19
NEW Leadership is designed to address the historical and contemporary underrepresentation of women in politics. While women have always been politically active, their numbers in elective and appointed office are surprisingly low. Women hold only a small number of the seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate and less than a quarter of…
Read MorePennsylvania Women Get Boost from Women’s Campaign Fund
Country’s Longest Running Women’s PAC Means Business By Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine Twenty-seven years ago the political landscape for women was abuzz with hot button issues. The women who founded the Pennsylvania Women’s Campaign Fund (PWCF) were determined to raise money for women candidates of all political parties who would carry out their principles…
Read MoreCANDIDATE PROFILE: Robin Abbott – Fighting for the People of the 93rd District
By Brandy Bailey, Contributor ElectWomen Magazine If you live in Newport News or James City Virginia there’s a good chance that Robin Abbott will be knocking on your door very soon. Robin is the Democratic candidate running for the House of Delegates in the 93rd district. Robin decided to run for the office when another…
Read MoreDebate on Whether Female Judges Decide Differently Arises Anew
By NEIL A. LEWIS, New York Times Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court, is often quoted as saying that a wise female judge will come to the same conclusion as a wise male judge. But the opposing argument was bolstered forcefully in April by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, currently…
Read MoreSTEP-UP Democratic Women’s Leadership Workshops Scheduled for June
The 3rd annual STEP-UP Democratic Women’s Campaign Training program is holding its women’s leadership workshops on June 13th and 20th, 2009. Governor Jon S. Corzine and The New Jersey Democratic State Committee will host the free workshops designed to get more women Democratic involved and running for political office in New Jersey. The free series…
Read MoreWomen’s Political Data Gurus Making a Difference for Women in States Across U.S.
By Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine The Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP), a unit of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, has long been known as the as the nation’s leading source of scholarly research and current data about American women’s political participation. CAWP has expanded…
Read MoreNew Power Player in Missouri Politics – HARRIETT’S LIST
by Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine Yesterday a new organization dedicated to electing progressive Democratic women to the state legislature and state-wide office was born. Harriett’s List, founded after the former Missouri Lt. Governor Harriett Woods, was formally launched Tuesday at a ceremony at University City, Missouri. “To continue Harriett’s legacy of putting women in…
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