It’s tough to say what finally gets women organizing. Italy’s Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been controversial since he stepped into politics, yet he is the second longest serving prime minister of that country, second […]
That’s “journalist”, Ed Bray’s headline for his very insightful story about Republican women, or as he says, “this gaggle of crazy women” who are rumored to be running for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012. […]
Slide shown at TEDWomen Conference Top Row (L-R): President Laura Chinchilla, Costa Rica; President Tarja Halonen, Finland; President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberia; Prime Minister Mari Johanna Kiviniemi, Finland; President Cristina Elisabet Fernández de Kirchner, Argentina; […]
Madeleine Kunin served as Vermont’s first female governor, a notable achievement for any woman. No doubt she would do what she could to help push more women into political positions, give them a little Kunin […]
On Twitter recently, I was struck by a tweet: “@bobcesca_go When in Doubt, They Beat Up Women.” The writer, Bob Cesca, has typecast himself as “a liberal American director, producer, writer, actor, blogger and political […]
London-based writer, Fifi Haroon, decided that placing Michelle Obama as the #1 most powerful women on Forbes’ Most Powerful Women in The World list was ridiculous, especially given that she is simply a wife and […]
“…to those who ask why the word [persons] should include females the obvious answer is why should it not?” – Lord Chancellor, Privy Council In every generation, there is always a rabble-rouser, someone who inserts […]
For years, the National Organization for WOMEN (NOW) has hidden behind the abortion issue as when handing out candidate endorsements, but one day after a staffer for California Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown suggested calling […]
Switzerland had to be dragged up the steps of equality, kicking and screaming before it finally had a federal referendum allowing women’s suffrage in 1971. Although some cantons allowed women’s suffrage prior to that, much […]
Dear Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, How rude! Who does Harry Reid think he is calling you a “hottie” in front of an entire audience of politicos at Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s home. Asked to clarify his comments, […]
“My mother could probably pass the physical exam that they give preseason for the Redskins, but I doubt if she could play too many games for them.” John Glenn, (July 18, 1962) testimony before the […]
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