Women and Politics

Women's Equality ... Why Not Now?

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 07.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, National Organization for Women, Women's Rights, Women's Issues, Motherhood, Family and Medical Leave Act, Pat Schroeder, Women and Work, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, Ron Dellums, Gloucester High School Pregnancy, Family Values, Lisa Witter, Women's Health, Women and Politics, Hillary Clinton, Women of Color Policy Network, Politics News
Marcia G. Yerman

Firecrackers and picnics aside, Abigail Adams didn't get to sign the Declaration of Independence, Betsy Ross sewed the flag, and how many people even know who Deborah Samson Gannett was?

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Natalie Portman on Her New Role: Giving Women Hope

Marianne Schnall | Posted 07.12.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Microloans, Fighting Poverty, Microfinance, The Giving Life, Finca, Women and Politics, Global Poverty, Natalie Portman, Entertainment News
Marianne Schnall

In this exclusive interview, Natalie Portman talks about her work for FINCA International, how she balances her activism with her career as an actress, and her advice on making a difference.

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Peaceful Revolution: In Appreciation, to the Magnificently Overqualified Women of America

Alexandra Estes | Posted 07.03.2008 | Living

Read More: Women, John McCain, Wages, John McCain Women, Women and Politics, Fair Pay Act, Wage Gap, Living News
Alexandra Estes

John McCain quipped that rather than earning a pay rate equal to a man's, for doing the same job, a little more "education and training" will help cure the woes of working women.

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Russert's Legacy: A Woman Meeting the Press?

Marie Wilson | Posted 06.28.2008 | Media

Read More: Hillary, Politics, Obama, Diversity of Pundits, Russert, Diversity, Gender, Meet the Press, Women and Media, Women and Politics, Meet the Press Replacement, John Edwards Meet the Press, Media News
Marie Wilson

Visibility is viability, and wouldn't it be great to have Meet the Press, the most prestigious and hard hitting show on the Sunday circuit, feature a woman host?

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Making Michelle Who She Isn't -- Risky Obama Campaign Move

Kathleen Reardon | Posted 06.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Women and Politics, Democratic Presidential Candidate, Michelle Obama, Political Persuasion, Barack Obama, Politics News
Kathleen Reardon

When people start reinventing themselves based on the latest "criteria" -- it's risky. Change is what Obama's campaign is largely about, but changing his wife shouldn't be.

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Women in Charge: Lessons We Learned from Hillary's Campaign.

Arlene M. Roberts | Posted 06.20.2008 | Politics

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Arlene M. Roberts

Speculation abounds as to the demise of Hillary's campaign. This past Monday, I attended a panel discussion, Women in Charge, where the panelists debated the reasons for it.

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A Feminist Focus Includes Everybody

Shireen Mitchell and Adele M. Stan | Posted 06.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Womens Movement, Feminist, Don Imus, Women and Politics, Linda Hirshman, Washington Post, Don Imus Hillary Clinton, Hillary Clinton Feminism, Feminism, Politics News
Shireen Mitchell and Adele M. Stan

According to Linda Hirshman, we feminists are just too darned concerned about things like civil rights, war and peace, and the fate of the planet. Her evidence that feminism is a failure: Hillary didn't win.

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Women Get Respect - Part 1

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 06.17.2008 | Media

Read More: Bella Abzug Leadership Institute, Rita Jensen, Anucha Browne Sanders, Women's E-News, Daisy Khan, Liz Abzug, The Washington Post, Doris Buffet, Women, Women Voters, Women and Politics, Muslim Womens Rights, Isaiah Thomas, Media News
Marcia G. Yerman

On the evening of May 21st, women in New York City had the opportunity to come out and support two events that proved achievers of the female gender were getting their due.

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Open Letter to Hillary

Ilana Goldman | Posted 06.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Women and Politics, Hillary Clinton, Hillary Gender Election, Hillary Clinton 2008, Hillary Clinton Sexism, 2008 Election and Gender, Sexism, Gender, Politics News
Ilana Goldman

Dear Hillary - I say this to you almost daily, but since it's normally to you on the TV screen, I thought I should find a way of saying it where you...

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Final Thoughts on Sex and the City

Melissa Silverstein | Posted 06.11.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Sex and the City Backlash, Sex and the City Movie, Hillary Clinton Sexism, Women and Politics, Sex and the City, 2008 Election and Gender, Gender, Entertainment News
Melissa Silverstein

Something big is happening and SATC didn't cause it, it just reflects it. Whether or not you are a Hillary fan, there is a gender conversation happening in this country, and women are angry.

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If The Shoe Fits

Laraine Newman | Posted 06.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Hillary Clinton Women Voters, Hillary Women Voters, Women and Politics, Hillary Clinton, Keith Olbermann, Jeremiah Wright, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Politics News
Laraine Newman

So what if Hilary is a woman? Why does she have to be THIS woman? She's a one-woman band, with folksy personal anecdotes to fit every issue and new accents to fit every state.

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Another 55-Year-Old White Woman for Obama

Freada Kapor Klein | Posted 06.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Women, Women and Politics, Glass Ceiling, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama Race, Hillary Clinton Feminism, Feminism, Barack Obama, Politics News
Freada Kapor Klein

We can cast a vote backwards in time, declaring that gender wins the 'who's-more-oppressed' game, or recognize that we missed an opportunity to change institutions 30 years ago.

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Sex and The City Jumps the Shark

Thelma Adams | Posted 06.05.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Women and Politics, U.S. Economy, Sex and the City: The Movie, Women and Media, Hillary Clinton 2008, Sarah Jessica Parker, Entertainment News
Thelma Adams

Call Sea World: Sex and the City has jumped the shark. Since the HBO series exited with tears and orgasms in 2004, we've all moved on even if Carrie, Miranda, Samantha and Charlotte haven't.

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Ten Reasons Why Women Should Unite Behind Obama If He's the Candidate

Ellen Bravo | Posted 05.29.2008 | Politics

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Ellen Bravo

Should Obama emerge as the Democratic candidate, women have compelling reasons to support his candidacy. Here are my top ten.

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Hillary Clinton's Defeat: A Historic Triumph

Arianna Huffington | Posted 05.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Women, Women Voters, Women and Politics, Hillary Clinton, 2008 Election, 2008 Election and Gender, Gender, Politics News
Arianna Huffington

I have regularly criticized Clinton over the course of her campaign, but there is no question that she has forever altered the way women running for president will be viewed.

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Help Us Write "The Gender Speech"

Marie Wilson | Posted 05.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Obama, Democrats, Primary, Race, Clinton, Gender, Women, Gender Speech, Women's Health, Women and Politics, Barack Obama Race, Equal Pay, Obama Race Speech, Politics News
Marie Wilson

We need to open up the conversation on gender in America. What would a speech on gender sound like?

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Pennsylvania Station 2008

Gloria Feldt | Posted 05.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bill Clinton, Gender Bias in Media, Tim Russert, Pennsylvania Primary Results, Superdelegates, Women and Politics, Hillary Clinton, Media, General Election, Voter, Voter Behavior, Barack Obama, Rpublicans, Democratss, Politics News
Gloria Feldt

The superdelegates will go with whoever they perceive as a winner. Today it could be Clinton-- she's hung in there despite being badgered mercilessly to drop out.

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Jason Linkins

Washington Post Hammers Women, Again

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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I suppose that Charlotte Allen's treatise on the essential stupidity of women represented the Washington Post's "beer track" misogyny. This morning, ...

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2008 Shortchanging Women (And You)

Lynda Waddington | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

Read More: Huffiowa, Gender Hillary Clinton Campaign, Women Campaigns Iowa, Gender Campaigns Iowa, Gender Barack Obama, Women and Politics, Women Iowa Politics, Gender Iowa Politics, Gender Democratic Party, Women Hillary Clinton Campaign, Home News
Lynda Waddington

Women, however, weren't content with platitudes, and it became clear to the campaigns that horse races listing female supporters and sound bites were not going to be enough.

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Hillary: Caucusing Isn't Easy -- For Women

Election Central | Eric Kleefeld | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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During an interview shown this morning on the Today Show, Hillary Clinton made an interesting claim about the peculiarities of the caucus system -- th...

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Tim Meets The Ladies

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 03.28.2008 | 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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