Women Politics

Women, Hugs, and the Power of Grassroots

Madeleine M. Kunin | Posted 05.04.2009 | Politics


Madeleine M. Kunin

If we are to elect more women to public office and to have them in appointed positions, it is grassroots organizations that will make it happen. How can we do this everywhere?

Women in Politics: New Hampshire Leads the Way

Madeleine M. Kunin | Posted 12.12.2008 | Politics


Madeleine M. Kunin

New Hampshire has the honor of being the first state in the nation to have a majority of women in the State Senate. Women not only have the numbers in New Hampshire, they also occupy top leadership posts.

The Brains vs. the Trophies

Zondra Hughes | Posted 11.16.2008 | Politics


Zondra Hughes

Do we really want to send the message that strong, sophisticated women of substance will always take second place to the stiletto-wearing beauty queens?

Women In Arizona Offended By Palin's Wink

Marlene H. Phillips | Posted 11.03.2008 | Home


Marlene H. Phillips

I watched the debate in a room full of rowdy, noisy folks last night in Tucson, Arizona. Comments flew across the room, most directed at Sarah Palin: ...

Virginia Women Work at Grassroots to Change Face of Politics

Teresa Caviness | Posted 11.01.2008 | Home


Teresa Caviness

What began as conversation at the Women's Caucus Breakfast during the Commonwealth's annual Jefferson-Jackson celebration in February has blossomed into a ground game effort dedicated to electing women candidates.