"women-and-politics" Articles & Blogs:
Sarah Palin and the Celebrity of Politics
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Joni Evans, Judith Martin, Liz Smith and Mary Wells talk about a new
breed of celebrities, Palin’s political future and more in the wOw
Conversation
Conversation | Today 12:00 am
LIZ: Do you know there’s no celebrity news to speak of? That&...[Read on] |
Women Abilities as Lawmakers Indisputable
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Posted by WCF Fellow Trish Calvarese
More money, more bills, more cooperation—this is what women in the United States bring to politics.
Politico reports that a study conducted by researchers at...
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Most Women Voters Prefer Dems, Even in Races with GOP Women
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Jodi Jacobson is one of WCF’s MsRepresentation bloggers in the final weeks of the 2010 election.
An article in Time magazine underscores what has continued to be a constant in politics over the past...
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Signs Point To Women Political Leaders in Times of Crisis
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Jill Miller Zimon is one of WCF’s MsRepresentation bloggers in the final weeks of the 2010 election.
Whether the rise of women in politics relates to the glass cliff, a bear economy, or the triumph...
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Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: Do women have the clout that they ought to in progressive politics?
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Cross-posted from the American Prospect
Few things in the progressive world have changed as dramatically since 1990 as the role and power of women in public life. But the change has not been all in...
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2010: The Year of the Woman Governor?
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This post was submitted by Sophie Shulman, WCF Communcations Fellow
This November, women in American politics have the opportunity to break yet another glass ceiling. According to the Center for...
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This just in: The measure of a female candidate isn’t in her measurements
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I never understood the toxic level of sexism in our society until I experienced it firsthand. And then I realized something else: Politics remains one of the most rampant breeding grounds for...
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Forever Cher
| Cher doesn’t court the spotlight, but she still knows how to command it. Five decades after first stealing the show, and with a new movie, Burlesque, the iconic polymath sounds off to Krista Smith about Sonny, Meryl, and her two least favorite women in ...[Read on] |
“Well-behaved women seldom make history.”
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Laurel Thatcher Ulrich is credited with the famous quote, “Well-behaved women seldom make history,” which is a phrase that has since become a slogan of just about everyone and their grandma. (There’s even a coffee mug floating around the...[Read on] |
Bobby Jindal's Wife Supriya Talks Politics – and Romance – With Meghan McCain
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Supriya Jindal insists her husband’s keeping his head in Louisiana, not looking toward the White HousePost | Today 12:30 pm
Supriya Jindal is something else. A chemical engineer who’s raising three children, the 37-year-old also runs a found...[Read on] |
The Politics of Mini Skirts
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Russia's Orthodox Church recently advocated more modest dress; top church official Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin, who previously said that mini skirts "provoke" men, complained of women "either scantily clad or painted like a clown"- strong words...[Read on] |
Few Details on Detained Journalists From Al Gore's Current TV
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Whereabouts of Euna Lee and Laura Ling — sister of former ‘View’ co-host Lisa Ling — unknown; U.S. working with Chinese, Swiss on releaseAmerican Journalists Detained in North Korea | Today 11:00 am
Time may not be on the side o...[Read on] |
UN: Violence Against Women Still Too Common in Afghanistan
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Latest UN human-rights report says much of the violence against women and girls is still perpetuated within the family; women working outside the home or for government especially targetedAfghanistan | Today 11:20 am
Although most women are no longer li...[Read on] |
10 'Obama Women' Who Are Changing Washington
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These powerful African American women, newly nicknamed the ‘Obama Women,’ have taken big jobs in the new administration and are some of the driving forces behind this new era of changePhoto Essay | Today 2:25 pmA new wave of women has hit Wash...[Read on] |
Is America Ready for a Female President?
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The author of a provocative new book on presidential politics, Notes from the Cracked Ceiling, explains why gender mattersA Friend Stopped By | Today 3:00 am
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Editor’s Note: Anne Kornblut, the White House correspondent for The Washington Pos...[Read on] |
Women in Uniform in Iraq, Afghanistan, Prove They're Assets in Combat Zones
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It was thought having women with men in combat zones would cause chaos,
too many sex problems, but females have instead helped transform life
on military basesWomen in the Military | 08/17/2009 1:00 pm
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Stand with women and against Stupak
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I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Women hold only 17% of the seats on Congress.
With the health care debate raging now in the Senate, women’s health is on the potential...
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Women candidates and money: Another double standard?
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A woman can either be a prude or promiscuous. Too pretty or too masculine. A shrew or a doormat. As women try to tip-toe somewhere in the middle, we find that one small move can send us plunging...
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Yoko Ono Tweets about Feminism, Women in Politics, and Other Questions
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As far as social networking sites are concerned, I often find myself somewhat of a late-in-the-game participant. I swore I'd never join Twitter, but after some coaxing from friends and a few laughs at celebrity posts, I took the plunge. One of the first p...[Read on] |
Pelosi to women: Whatever the risk, it’s worth it
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Despite my sadness in having to bid farewell to our first Female House Speaker, I was uplifted by her words to Diane Sawyer. And I hope all women will listen:
“What’s really important is...
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Lending a hand to the next generation of women leaders
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It is with the utmost pride that tonight WCF, Chiefs of Staff, elected officials, and even some very special celebrity bartenders toast to the women staffers on the Hill—the Rising Stars of the...
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Dearth of Female Support for GOP
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The GOP falls 22 points behind the Democrats in terms of women’s allegiancePost | Today 9:50 am
The Republican Party needs to find a way to attract more women, because a recent Gallup Poll shows that only 27% of women identify as Republican. Meanw...[Read on] |
Justice Ginsburg Says Nine Women on High Court is Right Number
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Jill Miller Zimon is one of WCF’s MsRepresentation bloggers in the final weeks of the 2010 election.
The Women’s Conference, an immense and intense three-day gathering of more than 150...
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Women Shown as Better Legislators
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This post was submitted by Tatenda Musapatike, WCF Communications Fellow
The American Journal of Political Science will soon release a study that shows that women politicians are more effective...
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June 8 victories for female candidates: What will they do for women?
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Yesterday’s primaries brought huge victories for women across the country—many who succeeded against great odds, such as Sen. Blanche Lincoln in Arkansas and victim of egregious misogyny and...
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