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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
United States: Women Voters Hold Key to Win in California Primary
Women have made up the majority of voters in primary elections for years. But in a topsy-turvy campaign - now shifting to large and diverse states such as California - they are baffling pollsters, pundits and campaign strategists, and...
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
United States: Women in Politics
At the Congressional level women make up just 16 percent, and state and local government numbers are not much better. Media outlets use a double standard for women that then plays out in campaigns; women are perceived as being too strong, too...
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
United States: Female Democrats Dominate Primary Voting
Women heavily dominated the turnout in every state, accounting for between 55 percent and 62 percent of the electorate, according to a gender analysis by EMILY's List, the Washington, D.C.-based political action committee that backs pro-choice...
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
United States: Report Shows Gender Gap in Ambition for Elected Office
Women hold relatively few elected positions primarily because they don’t pursue them, a new report by the Brookings Institution concludes. While research has shown that women who chose to run experience a “complete absence of overt gender bias...
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
United States: Women Leaders Urge End of Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and other high-ranking women government ministers on Thursday called for breaking the silence over sexual violence against women and girls in armed conflict. To read the full article, please visit the The Earth...
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
United States: June Launches Women's Politics Site
June Sarpong believes women need motivating to get involved in political discussion and activism. The television presenter has launched a new website called politicsandthecity.com to help get more women interested in politics. To read the full...
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
United States: Survey Sees Male, Female U.S. Pols Equal
A survey released Monday said most U.S. residents believe women can be political leaders, although most consider them to be no better than men. The poll from the Pew Research Center said only 6 percent of the adults surveyed considered women...
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
UNITED STATES: Pelosi urges women to seize your opportunity in 'Know your Power'
Nancy Pelosi, the first woman Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, in her new book 'Know your Power', urges young women to determine their own fates. "If I can go from the kitchen to the Congress, women with a goal can do...
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
United States: EMILY's List Releases Study of Women Voters
EMILY's List released a national study Wednesday that examines how "women of different generations view the presidential candidates, politics and life in general." The study, entitled "From 18 to 80: Women on Politics and Society" focused on the...
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
United States: Women Take the Platform at Dem Convention
From the party platform ratified by delegates between speeches Monday, to primetime, headlining speeches by two heavy hitters in the election -- Sen. Hillary Clinton and first-lady hopeful Michelle Obama -- the initial two days of the...
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
United States: Hillary Clinton's bid for Presidency Influences VP Pick
Somehow, some way, Hillary Rodham Clinton remains a force in this presidential race even in defeat, as John McCain's pick of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is a clear, if risky, bid to reach her disappointed voters. To read the full article,...
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
United States: Fifty Women Leaders from the Middle East and North Africa in United States to Study Elections
Fifty women political leaders from the Middle East and North Africa will participate in a program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State's Middle East Partnership Initiative ( MEPI ), at the American University’s Center for Democracy and...
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
United States: Women Gaining Political Power
In the House, 10 new congresswomen will join the 64 incumbents who were re-elected, according to Rutgers University's Center for American Women and Politics, bringing the number of women in the 435-seat body to a record 74. The 100-member U.S....
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
USA: You Want To Run For Office. Now What?
Lesia Liss, a registered nurse and now a state representative in the Michigan legislature, shares how she did it. To read more, please see:Forbes website
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
UNITED STATES: Election of Councilwoman Angulo Makes State History
Newly elected Township Councilwoman Susan Shin Angulo took part in her inaugural Council meeting tonight, and, in being sworn into office, made an historic debut as New Jersey’s first Korean-American woman to win a seat in government....
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
USA: Oklahoma could produce all-women government race
Oklahomans head to the polls today for the first of three potential votes to choose a new governor. And for the second time this year, we could have a historic outcome -- two female nominees representing the two major parties. For more...
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
United States: US redistricting hurts women lawmakers
Republicans have insisted they were short-changed in the latest round of legislative redistricting. So were women, according to a Rutgers University report released on Monday. Women account for four of the seven lawmakers whose political...
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
UNDP: United Nations, UNDP Chiefs Call for Women's Participation in Decision Making
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday stressed the need to promote the participation of women in decision-making, noting that, "democracy and gender equality are interlinked and mutually reinforcing. Also speaking, Helen Clark, the...
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