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Miss Hooker Beauty Pageant: Naked Facts About Women and Equality

Charlotte Laws | Posted 04.04.2012

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Charlotte Laws

Politics is where the power is, so if women desire that power, why does testosterone consume the room when it is time to affect change?

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We Need More Heels Running Around Capitol Hill

Abby Huntsman | Posted 05.26.2012

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Abby Huntsman

Today, as women represent more than 50 percent of the population, and after more than 90 years of having the right to vote, why are we not seeing an increasing number of women in politics, either running for office or in policy making?

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Are Female Voters to Blame for the Failure of Female Candidates?

Keli Goff | Posted 05.12.2012

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Keli Goff

Our country's inability to elect women to the highest or even second-highest office in the land begs the uncomfortable question: if women are the majority of American voters, then does the blame for the dearth of women leaders lie with women voters?

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WHY 2012: Women's Historic Year

Stephanie Schriock | Posted 04.16.2012

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Stephanie Schriock

These are no longer isolated battles we are fighting. This is a war -- a war it's time we win by electing more pro-choice, Democratic women to Congress who will stand up for women's health and the policies women and families need.

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Bypassing the Playbook: Bachmann's Missed Opportunities

Barbara Lee | Posted 03.21.2012

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Barbara Lee

She failed to capitalize on her gender as an asset or to take advantage of key changes in voter attitudes towards women candidates. Bachmann fell prey to many of the challenges facing women's campaigns for executive office.

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Do Power Women Come In Pairs?

ForbesWoman | Posted 01.20.2012

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Out of just 90 women (16.8%) currently serving in the U.S. Congress, two of them are sisters. Loretta Sanchez (D-CA), who was elected to the House in ...

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How Much Do Female Politicians Effect Young Girls' Goals?

Posted 01.18.2012

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Increased presence and visibility of female politicians in local government raises the academic performance and career aspirations of young women in I...

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A Call to Women in 2012

Katie Groke Ellis | Posted 03.12.2012

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Katie Groke Ellis

Colorado leads the nation with 41 percent of the state legislature comprised of women. We can be proud of our leadership on women as elected officials, but there are other indicators that should give rise to real concern for the future.

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Standing Up to Street Harassment

Soraya Chemaly | Posted 12.29.2011

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Soraya Chemaly

Here are three things to think about before we continue to tell our daughters to ignore a lifetime of "cat" calls, sexually explicit comments and sexist remarks.

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Mitt's Stimulating Package

Soraya Chemaly | Posted 12.18.2011

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Soraya Chemaly

The concern that really keeps me up at night? How Sarah Palin's "boobgate" and Hillary Clinton's cleavage are "distracting" to other politicians, who must all be men, since as far I know, breasts don't distract the majority of women.

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WATCH: Rebecca Traister And Nora Ephron Talk Women In Politics

Posted 08.16.2011

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With a presidential election year on the horizon, and the last election still vivid in our minds, how women fair in politics is always a ripe topic fo...

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For Less Weiner, Elect More Women

Joanne Bamberger | Posted 08.07.2011

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Joanne Bamberger

For most political women, it was hard enough to get elected in the first place; they're not going to jeopardize what they worked so hard for by flashing the internet with some bikini shots.

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Why Aren't There More Women In Office?

Melinda J. Rising | Posted 11.17.2011

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Melinda J. Rising

The nagging question is, why do so few women feel qualified or confident in running for elective office? And when a woman does run, why don't more women vote for her?

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Today's Female Leaders Have Chutzpah, But What Happened To Class?

Michele Willens | Posted 11.17.2011

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Michele Willens

Helen Gahagan Douglas, unlike this current crop of candidates, was a political role model for women when there were very few.

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Women And The 2008 Election: A New Majority

Julie Menin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Julie Menin

While some celebrated that New Hampshire just became the first state to have a majority of women legislators in one of their chambers, the question to ask is, why are they the only ones?

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