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Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Panel Discussion on How Women are Shaping California's Political Future
CAOC Women's Caucus together with Emerge Californiapresent a   Panel Discussion on HowWomen are Shaping California's Political Future Special guest panel: Senator Ellen Corbett, Senator Hannah-Beth Jacksonand Former State Senator Liz Figueroa....
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Friday, May 17, 2013
Top Women Lobbyists Make $600,000 Less Than Their Male Counterparts: Report, USA
WASHINGTON -- Gender inequality is alive and well on K Street, Washington's notorious lobbying boulevard, according to a new report on CEO salaries issued Thursday by Bloomberg. The report revealed that women CEOs at the top 50 most politically...
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Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand: How Women Can Make Their Voices Heard in Politics, USA
"How would you in your current position help foster more female participation and occupation in public service?" Senator Gillibrand: It's certainly no accident that sexual assault in the military has become a front burner issue as we have a record...
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Wednesday, May 08, 2013
It's a puzzle: Why isn't Iowa electing women?, USA
Iowa — It was among the first states to legalize gay marriage and served as the 2008 campaign liftoff site for the first black president, but in other arenas Iowa isn't quite so progressive – it's also one of just two states to never elect a woman...
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Tuesday, May 07, 2013
There's No Such Thing as a Generic Woman Presidential Candidate, USA
EMILY's List, the venerable group dedicated to electing pro-choice Democratic women, held a briefing to release data on how generic women candidates might fare and to urge pollsters to poll more women candidates than just Hillary Clinton as they...
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Monday, May 06, 2013
Can a Woman Be President? Just Ask These Ladies! USA
As President Barack Obama’s second term gets underway, speculation is already running rampant over who will run next. Will our next president be a woman? It’s an important question, but one that college students all over the country have already...
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Friday, April 26, 2013
Why Both the Dems and the GOP Now Think Voters Prefer Female Candidates, USA
In the two-year cycle of the political calendar, it is candidate-recruitment season—the time when Washington operatives fan out across the country to size up the political horseflesh. In the months to come, they will meet with scores of state...
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Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Women's Center to host political workshop for women
More women than ever were elected to U.S. Congress in 2012, yet Michigan lost three seats held by women in the state House of Representatives. To help boost the number of women serving in local, state and national politics, the Women’s Center will...
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Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Getting women ready to run for political leadership, USA
 Even in the new millennium, it remains true that few women aspire — let alone actually become a candidate — to run for elected office.  That’s unfortunate because it means the bodies responsible for solving our most pressing problems are missing...
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Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Women in Politics, USA
In 2013 men still earn disproportionally more than women, on average 30% more. Men also hold the award for securing the most senior leadership posts in both business and politics. According to a 2013 report by from Center for American Women and...
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Monday, April 08, 2013
Margaret Thatcher, Who Remade Britain, Dies at 87
Margaret Thatcher, the “Iron Lady” of British politics, who pulled her country back from 35 years of left-wing government, led it to victory in the Falklands war and helped guide the United States and the Soviet Union through the cold war’s...
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Monday, April 08, 2013
Are female politicians good for women?, USA
 As they vie for the highest jobs, it's the uncomfortable question that can't be ignored. For about as long as women have been running for office, people who care about women’s lot have wondered whether one at the top would improve life for the rest...
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Wednesday, April 03, 2013
Clinton Speaks Up for Women’s Issues
Hillary Rodham Clinton made her public debut in her new role as prospective presidential candidate on Tuesday night by returning to the issue that has animated her long career on the national stage — the empowerment of women around the globe. In her...
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Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Why Are Young Women Running Away From Politics Instead Of Running For Office? USA
The number of women in the Senate may have reached an all-time high, but that isn’t doing much to ignite interest in running for political office among the nation’s young women. New research from DC’s American University finds that college-age women...
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Monday, March 25, 2013
Once Few, Women Hold More Power in Senate, USA
In the 90 years since Rebecca Felton of Georgia became the first woman in the United States Senate — sworn in for a mere 24 hours — women remain an anomaly in the upper chamber. But with 20 female senators now in office, an all-time high, women have...
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Friday, March 22, 2013
Women in politics workshop
Grand Valley State University’s Women’s Center will again host "Ready to Run Michigan," a bipartisan campaign training program designed to encourage women to run for office, hosted at the Allendale campus April 20. (We invite our users to click...
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Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Author explores the obstacles for women in politics, USA
For Covington’s first female mayor, one perk is serving as a role model to young girls in a state the Center for American Women and Politics ranks 38th in the nation for women in elective office. “(Young girls) need to build confidence at an early...
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Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Nancy Pelosi: We need more women in politics, USA
Nancy Pelosi is the first woman in history to serve as Speaker of the House, aka the next person in the Presidential line of succession after the Vice President. She was Speaker from 2007 until 2011, and is now the Minority Leader. The minority...
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