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		<title>What Should We Do About Sexism and Bachmann?</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2012/01/what-should-we-do-about-sexism-and-bachmann/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:17:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let’s not waste time debating whether sexism was a factor in Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann’s failed bid for president. It was. Let’s instead focus on what we will do about it. Because something needs to be done. Not that we wanted to see Bachmann in the White House. God no. But nor do we want to see Ron Paul, Rick Santorum, Rick Perry or any other anti-woman candidate get elected. But why is Bachmann going home and not the other non-Romneys? For several reasons. First, there is a double standard at work. Susan Mulligan at U.S. News points out, “Michele Bachmann, the Tea Party-approving Republican Congresswoman from Minnesota, has said some crazy things… All of that provides a solid basis for questioning her as a candidate and wondering whether she&#8217;s suited for the Oval Office. But has Bachmann said or done anything more bizarre than some of her opponents, including several who are above her in polling in Iowa?&#8221; Not really. Second, women don&#8217;t &#8220;look presidential.&#8221; Remember when Washington Post columnist Richard Cohen wrote, “I can think of no reason why anyone who, for some unaccountable reason, supports Michele Bachmann will not move over to Perry… Perry, who actually looks like a president …” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Women Newsmakers in 2011</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2011/12/nine-top-stories-involving-women-in-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 17:19:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Elizabeth Warren enters Mass Senate race]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another year almost over, another few cents narrowing the wage gap. Here’s a look back at some of the stories that impacted or involved women in 2011: Reproductive rights under attack: Three days into the year we wrote, &#8220;Congressman John Boehner (R-Ohio) will become Speaker of the House Wednesday and women should pay attention. &#8230; In fact, he represents a significant threat to women’s reproductive rights.&#8221; And indeed 2011 saw some of the most aggressive attacks on women&#8217;s reproductive health. Ashley Portero at the International Business Times has a round up of the staggering number measures related to reproductive health introduced in 2011 including: H.R. 3 with its disturbing &#8220;forcible rape&#8221;  language (as if all rape isn&#8217;t forcible?) H.R. 358, the Protect Life Act, or as some are called it, the Let Women Die Act. The Heartbeat Bill, which would ban abortions after the first detectable fetal heartbeat- before many women even know they are pregnant. Two fetuses were witnesses at an Ohio legislative committee contemplating this bill. And of course, the attack on Planned Parenthood. Rape and intimate partner violence a very real threat: Speaking of women&#8217;s health, in November the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released The National [...]]]></description>
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		<title>If I Were Santa</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2011/12/if-i-were-santa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:04:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If I were Santa, I&#8217;d be making my list and checking it twice. And here are the gifts I would give: For Our Daughters: The gift of self-esteem and positive role models The mass media perpetuates a message that women and girls’ value comes from beauty and sexuality – and it affects us. Sixty-five percent of women and girls have an eating disorder. Eighty percent of the op-ed pages are dominated by men. The number of women in senior management positions globally has gone from 24 to 20 percent from 2004 to 2009. For Corporate America: More women in leadership positions There is a large, and growing, body of research connecting women at the tops of organizations to a strong bottom line performance. However, women comprise 53 percent of new hires, but only 37 percent of managers, 26 percent of vice-presidents, and just 14 percent of executive committees. &#160; For Working Mothers: Flexible work arrangements &#8230; and a day of rest The life of a working mother is challenging. Flexible work arrangements give parents the ability to work more flexibly and better manage the challenges of work and family. For Working Families: Passage of the Paycheck Fairness Act According to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senator Brown&#8217;s Locker Room Response to Elizabeth Warren</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2011/10/senator-browns-locker-room-response-to-elizabeth-warren/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 22:47:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Senator Scott Brown resorted to a locker room-style response this morning on a local Boston radio station when speaking about Democratic Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren. Earlier in the week, during a Democratic primary debate, Warren was asked how she paid her tuition. Alluding to Senator Scott Brown&#8217;s Cosmopolitan photo shoot she said, &#8220;I kept my clothes on.&#8221; This morning, the radio show host asked Brown, &#8220;Have you officially responded to Elizabeth Warren’s comment about how she didn’t take her clothes off?&#8221; To which the Senator responded, &#8220;Thank God,&#8221; then he and the host laughed like teenagers. We weren&#8217;t thrilled when we heard Warren&#8217;s comment during the debate. We&#8217;d prefer she stay on the high road. However, while Warren referenced Brown&#8217;s actions, the  Senator referenced his challenger&#8217;s appearance. His comment was low. Was it sexist? Perhaps the &#8220;Blink-and-you-might-miss-it&#8220; variety. Taken alone, what Brown said could be viewed as just immature and not very savvy. But couple it with previous campaign behavior &#8211; with his silence on the campaign trail in 2010 when a supporter suggested shoving a curling iron in then opponent Martha Coakley - and it stinks. Read The Hello Ladies Guide to Sexism in Politics here. &#160; &#160; Photo from Medill DC used with a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ignorant Legislator of the Week</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2011/10/ignorant-legislator-of-the-week-4/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 18:06:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Life&#8217;s been hectic lately, but we just had to find the time to bring you a new Ignorant Legislator of the Week. The chair of the Abington, Mass. school committee is this week&#8217;s pick. Russell Fitzgerald, who is also an amateur magician, apparently starts all of his board meetings with a trick. However, the AP reported: &#8220;Russell Fitzgerald may have crossed a line &#8230; when he performed a trick that made it appear that he and a teacher ripped the bra off another committee member through her clothes.&#8221; We&#8217;re not sure what&#8217;s unclear to the AP reporter. Fitzgerald did cross a line. The Brockton Enterprise, who&#8217;s writer also states Fitzgerald may have crossed a line, reported: &#8220;Asked if the magic trick was inappropriate, Fitzgerald responded after the meeting, &#8216;No, I don’t think so.&#8217; “&#8221;Why did you choose this particular trick,” a reporter then asked. “&#8217;I like it,” Fitzgerald said.&#8221; The AP has since reported that Fitzgerald, &#8220;says he is sorry for the embarrassment he caused committee member &#8230; He also says he will no longer perform tricks before meetings.&#8221; The &#8220;bra trick&#8221; story has gone viral, covered at sites from Gawker to the Washington Post, and many commentors have suggested [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Elizabeth Warren Is Running for Senate</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2011/09/elizabeth-warren-is-running-for-senate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 10:52:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Elizabeth Warren has officially entered the Massachusetts Senate race. She enters a crowded Democratic primary field which includes Newton Mayor Setti Warren and City Year founder Alan Khazei, to challenge Republican Senator Scott Brown who won the special election last year to fill the late Senator Kennedy&#8217;s seat. In an email to supporters, Warren said, &#8220;Washington gives some of the biggest corporations in the world special loopholes and tax breaks, while middle-class families and small businesses struggle. This is wrong. Our hard-working families deserve someone who believes in them, someone who is going to stand up and fight for their interests. That&#8217;s why I&#8217;m running for the United States Senate.&#8221; Warren,  a Harvard law professor, made headlines earlier this year when she was tapped by President Obama to start the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, an agency she championed following the financial meltdown on Wall Street. She came under intense scrutiny and fire from Republicans and Obama ultimately appointed Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray to head the organization. Warren is smart and tough and many Democratic party insiders think she is the candidate best suited to raise the money needed to run against Brown. Visit her campaign site to learn more. Footnote: I am [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Hello Ladies Guide to Sexism in Politics</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2011/08/the-hello-ladies-guide-to-sexism-in-politics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 17:57:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The latest presidential election cycle has only just begun and already we are engaged in some lively discussions about the sexist treatment of candidate Michele Bachmann. Was the Newsweek cover photo of the Congresswoman and the accompanying headline sexist? Was the &#8220;submissive wife&#8221; question out of line?  Sexism may seem more out in front during a presidential campaign but it exists in politics all the time &#8211; and at the state and local level too. Some of the sexism is over the top, and some not so obvious. To help you easily identify and respond to unfair treatment of female politicians, here is &#8220;The Hello Ladies Guide to Sexism in Politics.&#8221; Overt sexism: In this category we have the outrageous remarks that make you scream, &#8220;How does this person (insert name of person who spoke or wrote the sexist comment) keep their job?!&#8221; Examples: Conan O&#8217;Brien sidekick Andy Richter&#8217;s recent tweet that read, &#8220;There&#8217;s nothing wrong with Michele Bachmann that two solid weeks of orgasms won&#8217;t cure.&#8221; Statements like that one attempt to reduce a female candidate to a shrew, a sexual object, anything but a viable contender for the job. An Alex Beam column in The Boston Globe during the Massachusetts Senate race last [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010 Political Review (Slideshow)</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2010/12/2010-politics-in-pictures/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2010 19:09:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a look back at just a few of the political stories we were talking about in 2010. What do you think 2011 will bring?]]></description>
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		<title>Language Matters</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2010/11/language-matters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 02:58:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tonight our town meeting voted on whether or not to increase the &#8220;supplemental annual allowance …  to widows of disabled public employees, pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 32, Section 10.&#8221; When I read the article in the reports and recommendations sent to all town meeting members prior to the meeting, I immediately sent a message to the Chair of our Finance Committee. It read, &#8220;Article 15 discusses benefits for widows. Is there any reason these benefits aren’t for the “surviving spouse?” I’d like to see the language reflect the current realities of the workforce (there are currently more women than men on the national payroll and two-thirds of all U.S. households have a female breadwinner – partial or full). I look forward to hearing your thoughts.&#8221; The Chair&#8217;s response was fast and respectful. But the bottom line was, &#8220;There&#8217;s nothing we can do about it.&#8221;  Because we were voting to adopt a state law, we needed to use the state&#8217;s language. And, I was told, in practice, gender specific terms are interpreted to mean surviving spouse. I don’t know when the Massachusetts law was originally written. But it was amended in 2010 –the year women surpassed men on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>News from Around the Web</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2010/10/news-from-around-the-web-4/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2010 08:50:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s good to be back. Here&#8217;s what we missed while we were away. The Paycheck Fairness Act is expected to be taken up by the Senate after the November election break and now there&#8217;s new data on the wage gap and weight.  A new study from the University of Florida suggests the wage gap is smaller for thin women and larger for larger women. According to the study, women who weigh 25 pounds over &#8220;average&#8221; weight, earn approximately $13,847 less than an average-weight woman. The worst part of the findings: men earn an additional $8,347 when they gain 25 pounds in a year. Ladies, no matter what the scale says, please call your Senators (1-877-667-6650) and urge them to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act. Women deserve fair pay, no matter what the scale says. If men can pack on the pounds and the promotions, so can we. Meanwhile, another important piece of legislation for women is moving ahead in the state of New York. The paid sick leave bill would require businesses to provide employees up to 72 hours of paid sick leave each year. Business with fewer than 20 workers would be required to offer employees no more than [...]]]></description>
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