The White House Project

Women Get Respect -- Part 2

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 06.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Women & Girls Collective Action Network, The Jewish Women's Archive, Migrant Health Promotion, The White House Project, Gloria Steinem, Barbara Dobkin, Fema, Ms. Foundation for Women, Marie C. Wilson, Suzanne Braun Levine, Women's Voices for Change, Ms. Magazine, Feminism, Gloria Steinem New York Times, United Houma Nation, The International Museum of Women, Democratic Primary, Politics News
Marcia G. Yerman

For countless women, Gloria Steinem is the personification of their own struggle with gender issues. From the stage, she paid homage to women of accomplishment in their respective fields that were in the audience.

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Sex & the City, What's Your Point, Honey?

Ashley Van Buren | Posted 06.03.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: The White House Project, Sex and the City Movie, Amy Sewell, Whitehouse Project, Whats Your Point Honey, Cosmo Girl, Whats Your Point Honey Movie, Susan Toffler, Sex and the City, Gloria Steinem, Entertainment News
Ashley Van Buren

While Sex & the City features appearances from the likes of Candace Bergen and Andre Leon Talley, What's Your Point, Honey?, a documentary, gives us cultural icons such as feminist leader and founder of Ms. Magazine, Gloria Steinem.

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"Policy Placement" and Iraq: Women in Combat

Lorelei Kelly | Posted 04.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Women in Combat, Military, Filmmaking, National Security, Counterinsurgency, The White House Project, Politics News
Lorelei Kelly

Women are agents of change at every level, from the tactical to the strategic. We need to learn to be more intentional about harnessing this positive influence as we move forward.

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Swiftboated or Suckered -- It Still Means Losing

Kathleen Reardon | Posted 04.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iran, Hillary Clinton, Iraq, Democratic Primary, Press Bias, Barack Obama, The White House Project, Politics News
Kathleen Reardon

We need to put this country back on a strong footing. And if that requires the two of them running together, they should do it.

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Why A Woman In The White House?

Kathleen Reardon | Posted 04.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Michelle Obama, Gender Politics, Press Bias, 2008 Presidential Race, The White House Project, Hillary Clinton, 2008 Election and Gender, Barack Obama, Hillary Gender Election, Gender, Politics News
Kathleen Reardon

Why not a woman for president? How long must we wait? Who will be good enough? Does such a woman exist?

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"Women Bring the Big Bucks -- So Why Won't Corporate America Show Them the Money?"

Marie Wilson | Posted 04.02.2008 | Business

Read More: Glass Ceiling, Politics, Business, Corporate Management, Gender, Female CEOs, Women CEOs, Corporate America, The White House Project, Corporate Council, Women in Business, Women Leaders, Business News
Marie Wilson

When women make advances in politics, the corporate arena follows suit.

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Boomers: The Iraq War and Your Second Chance to Save our Democracy

Lorelei Kelly | Posted 03.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, The White House Project, National Security, Freedom's Watch, Civil-Military Relations, Military, Vietnam War, 527s, American Democracy, Conflict Resolution, Dialogue, Democratic Renewal, Politics News
Lorelei Kelly

The military understands that we need to move toward persuasion and away from coercion as our guiding principle. But they can't become the public advocates of it. That is our job.

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Spend More on Defense but Purchase Less Security

Lorelei Kelly | Posted 03.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Progressive Strategy, US Military, Army, Framing, National Security, Missile Defense, Terrorism, American Democracy, The White House Project, Defense Spending, Air Force, Defense Budget, Politics News
Lorelei Kelly

We need to get over the collective eight-year-old-boy admiration of fighter pilots and commandos and get to work on brainwashing the rest of the world into not fighting us in the first place.

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Why Oscar is a Patriot

Lorelei Kelly | Posted 02.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Patriotism, Civil-Military Relations, National Security, The White House Project, Congress, The Oscars, Torture, Abu Ghraib, Alex Gibney, Politics News
Lorelei Kelly

Oscar-winning producer Alex Gibney's words remind me of the veterans and other military people who are faced with what must be one of the biggest crises of civil-military relations in recent history.

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A Novel Idea: Women Helping Women Win

Marie Wilson | Posted 01.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Women's Vote, Obama, Presidential Primary, New Hampshire Primary, Hillary Clinton, Gender, Hillary Clinton New Hampshire, The White House Project, Politics News
Marie Wilson

In analyzing what brought Hillary's win about, the memory of another time when women came to her side en masse came to mind. It was when, as first lady, she became the proverbial "wronged woman."

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Women and Security: Canaries in the Mine

Marie Wilson | Posted 11.15.2007 | Politics

Read More: Women, International Women, Female Leaders, Security Threats, Women's Issues, United Nations Women, Women Peace and Security, Effect of War on Women, The White House Project, Women and Politics, Women and Power, Security, Soft Issues, United Nations Resolution on Women Peace and Security, International Women Leaders Global Security Summit, Politics News
Marie Wilson

We are at a moment in history where the pressing issues of our time require women in leadership, especially as the definition of what constitutes state security continues to evolve.

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Playing the Gender Card: The Myth of Meritocracy and Individuality in America

Marie Wilson | Posted 11.12.2007 | Politics

Read More: Women, Gender Card, Hillary Debates, Women Voters, Democratic Debates, The White House Project, Women and Politics, Hillary Gender Card, Hillary Clinton, 2008 Election, Hillary Gender, Politics News
Marie Wilson

There is no "gender card." And it's not like the deck is just stacked against or for any woman. It's about a myth that we live in a meritocracy.

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Do We Need More Women in Politics?

Julie Menin | Posted 10.30.2007 | Politics

Read More: Women and Politics, Women, She Should Run, The White House Project, Politics News
Julie Menin

If women haven't been able to make great strides in politics with all the momentum behind us -- well, what's the problem?

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Tim Meets The Ladies

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 10.25.2007 | Media

Read More: Stephen Colbert, Meet the Press, Judy Woodruff, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Women and Media, Women on TV Talk Shows, The White House Project, Women and Politics, Kate O'Beirne, Sally Bedell Smith, Stephen Colbert for President, Who's Talking Report, Women Opinion Makers, Tim Russert, Media News

It's not that there are never women on Meet The Press, and it's also not rare for the opening panel to consist homogeneously of one sex. It's just damned rare for that one sex to be female.

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Adding Women Changes Everything at Meet The Press

Marie Wilson | Posted 10.23.2007 | Media

Read More: Women and Politics, Meet the Press, Women and Media, Women on TV Talk Shows, Women Opinion Makers, Who's Talking Report, The White House Project, Media News
Marie Wilson

Sunday's Meet the Press demonstrated what happens when you add women to the conversation: the discussion becomes anything but standard conventional wisdom-speak.

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