Women in Politics

Global Motherhood: The State Of The World's Soccer Moms

Jeanne Faulkner | Posted 05.31.2012

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It's not that I'm not delighted to be a mother. I am. Parenting is a significant part of my life, but it's not the sum total of my being and not something that's part of most adult relationships outside my home.

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The Burqa That We Are All Wearing

Hibaaq Osman | Posted 05.18.2012

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The history of women's rights across the globe demonstrates time and again the propensity of conservatives to adopt "women-centric" agendas that do everything to scapegoat women's freedoms in order to bolster their own platforms.

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The 2012 Project: Women Wanted

Annie Spiegelman | Posted 05.18.2012

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I found out that women account for only 17 percent of the U.S. Congress and 23 percent of the state legislature. That puts the United States 78th in the world (tied with Turkmenistan) for percentage of women holding office.

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The G(irls) 20 Summit: Women in Law

Wiebke Mueller | Posted 05.16.2012

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Most law concerning women is mostly made without women. But legislation on childcare, maternity leave, equal opportunities etc. has to be changed to encourage young women to find their places in law.

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Women: We Want You on the Political Battlefield

Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm | Posted 05.16.2012

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If Maggie Hassan, a Democratic candidate for governor in New Hampshire, isn't elected, there will be zero Democratic women governors in the United States. Not one.

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How Hillary Clinton Proved She's Braver Than Any Man

Keli Goff | Posted 05.14.2012

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Why are the media, and everyone else, so obsessed with makeup-free Hillary? For starters the media always obsess over how women in the public eye look, in a way they never have, and likely never will, with men.

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One Chance for a Democratic Woman Governor

Stephanie Schriock | Posted 05.10.2012

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Women legislators recognize the difference between legislating for women and families and legislating at them. When more women hold office it changes the conversation. It changes from a conversation about women to a conversation with women -- and that difference is huge.

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New Messages to Bolster Female Candidates -- and the U.S. -- on the World Stage

Barbara Lee | Posted 05.02.2012

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This year has the potential to be a significant one for women in the Senate: 2012 has the highest number of incumbent women up for re-election and plenty of women working to break into the historically male-dominated body.

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What's Really Behind the War on Women

Toni Nagy | Posted 05.02.2012

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The more alienated we feel from each other, the easier we are to manipulate and distract.

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15 'Most Influential' Women We Love

The Huffington Post | Emma Gray | Posted 04.18.2012

TIME Magazine released its list of 100 Most Influential People today -- and quite a few of those 100 are women. Women made up about 40 percent of TIME...

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'Women Will Run Banks Before The White House'

Bloomberg | Posted 04.06.2012

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A woman will serve as chief executive officer at one of the five biggest U.S. banks before the nation gets its first female president, said U.S. Senat...

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Miss Hooker Beauty Pageant: Naked Facts About Women and Equality

Charlotte Laws | Posted 04.04.2012

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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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What if Goldman Sachs Was Run by 'Fiona' Blankfein?

Amy Siskind | Posted 04.03.2012

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The problem of gender imbalance is endemic and our leadership is failing us. Desperately failing us. And here's the startling fact behind the numbers: unless we take action, gender imbalance will only get worse!

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Leading Ladies

Charyn Harris | Posted 04.02.2012

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There still is a stigma attached to women who have the desire to lead, but the more women we get to run, the easier it will become, because the stigma goes away.

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Women in U.S. Leadership: What's Next?

Tabby Biddle | Posted 05.29.2012

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More women's voices are needed in public leadership. In the U.S., there are 72 women in the U.S. House of Representatives, 17 women in the Senate, and only six female governors. Our numbers are clearly out of proportion.

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Where Are the Women in 2012? Running for Office!

Stephanie Schriock | Posted 05.29.2012

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Rather than standing down, women are stepping forward in greater numbers than ever -- as activists, as donors, and as candidates. In fact, 2012 is actually poised to be a historic year for women candidates.

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Sandra Fluke: 'I Want Women To See This As An Empowering Moment'

HuffingtonPost.com | Brenna Cammeron | Posted 03.29.2012

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For Sandra Fluke, the Georgetown University law student who unwittingly stepped into the national spotlight when she argued the case for contraception...

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We Need More Heels Running Around Capitol Hill

Abby Huntsman | Posted 05.26.2012

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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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The Gender Crisis in Politics: U.S. Congress Fails at Equality

Lili Gil | Posted 05.26.2012

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No, this is not a feminist column or a complain letter -- so please keep reading -- it simply is a reminder of the embarrassing facts that ranks the United States 78th worldwide in female political representation, according to data gathered by the Inter-Parliamentary Union in 2011.

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10 Women Who Rule D.C.

Posted 03.21.2012

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Washington D.C.’s political center has long had the reputation of being an old boys' club. And though it largely still is -- there are only 17 femal...

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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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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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10 Takeaways From The Women In The World Summit

HuffingtonPost.com | Katherine Bindley | Posted 03.12.2012

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Meryl Streep may have put it best when she said that being at the 3rd annual Women in the World summit in New York City was like being plugged in to a...

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Sarah Palin's Sexy Surge

Lauren Ashburn | Posted 05.09.2012

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The politics of celebrity -- the sexy candidate phenomenon -- leapt from the big screen to the campaign trail. Many seem to presume that a charismatic candidate is automatically capable of being a great leader. That's a formula for success in Hollywood, but is it right for American politics?

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A Slut Manifesto

Soraya Chemaly | Posted 05.09.2012

Every woman, even one simply speaking intelligently in her own interest, is a potential slut. A slut is also any woman who wants to control her reproduction, build a life, earn a living of her own, dress how she wants, and take care of her health and her family.

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International Women's Day: Don't Get Mad, Get Elected

Christine Pelosi | Posted 05.08.2012

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On International Women's Day, each woman in the world must use this as an opportunity to step up and fight the good fight. For our health. For our jobs. And for our future.

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