Womens Vote

New Online Tool Touts Obama's Pro-Women Policies

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 05.03.2012

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WASHINGTON -- As former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama vie for the crucial women's vote in the upcoming presidential electi...

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It's Not Abortion Politics, It's Breadwinning Politics

Morra Aarons-Mele | Posted 04.06.2012

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I am not sure the Obama campaign understands fully that many women care more about their access to wages than their access to abortions, but Obama does understand the two issues are inextricably linked. And it's showing in his polling with all women.

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What's at Stake for Women 2012: An Interview With Nancy Pelosi

Martha Burk | Posted 05.16.2012

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"[Republicans] run against me because I'm effective. They came in massively against us because they feared what we were trying to do for women and men in the workplace -- and it has an impact."

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The XX Voting Bloc

Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.06.2012

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It's barely two months old, but 2012 has already been incredibly interesting -- and specifically, interesting for women. Now, more than ever before, women are positioned to be a hugely decisive engine of political power.

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Cameroon's Kah Walla on Her Candidacy, the Arab Spring and More

Stephenie Foster | Posted 04.14.2012

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"There is a single unavoidable issue in Africa and it is the issue of governance. Without responsible citizens who build systems that can hold their governments accountable, we will be unable to make our way out of poverty."

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Women's Rights at Stake: Why Iowa Feminists Should Caucus for President Obama

Christine Pelosi | Posted 03.01.2012

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American women face a stark choice in the Iowa caucuses: re-elect feminist President Barack Obama who has advanced equality or caucus for a Republican who pledges to roll back generations of progress.

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GOP Candidate Has Women Problems

Marion Patch | Scott Raynor | Posted 12.09.2011

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Newt Gingrich's woman problems may be creating women problems. Heading into Saturday's Iowa debate, Gingrich's overall poll numbers may have surged...

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Gloria Steinem Talks Women's Progress, Aging Well At TEDxWomen

Posted 12.02.2011

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Feminist icon Gloria Steinem, author, activist and co-founder of Ms. Magazine, sat down with the Huffington Post’s Amanda Fairbanks in New York to d...

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Candidates Should Put the Majority -- Women -- Back in the Debate

Martha Burk | Posted 10.24.2011

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It's high time the ERA was put back in the center of public debate, and the long 2012 election season that's already underway is the perfect opportunity.

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The Unfinished Agenda on Women's Equality Day

Carol Peasley | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ws we think back on August 26, 1920, we should also look forward. We've come a long way towards achieving equality for women, but we are not yet there.

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Raise Your Voice

Cheryl Saban Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

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No matter our ideology, the ability to cast our ballots and use our voices to make a personal choice is a right that all Americans should and truly must honor.

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Angry White Women Revisited

Anna Greenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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Many women voters find much to admire about Palin, but that does not mean they will vote for her without knowing what it would mean to their lives.

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Will Savvy Consumers Buy Palin?

Andrea Learned | Posted 05.25.2011

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Every four years, we Americans take our well-practiced consuming cleverness and leverage it to make decisions that will have much longer term national...

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