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Six Things We Need to Do to Send a Woman to the White House
Last week I posted a question at SkinnyScoop: Do you think a woman will be elected president in your lifetime? Most of the respondents (81 percent) said yes. No one answered definitely not. I sure hope the respondents are right, but getting there won’t be easy. One respondent at SkinnyScoop wrote, “We are ready... »
Varying Degrees of Progress
Iceland’s prime minister, Johanna Sigurdardottir, just got married – to another woman; the country’s marriage equality laws went into effect this past week. And for the record, Iceland elected its first female president, Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, thirty years ago. Now that’s progress. Meanwhile, Australia has a new prime minister – its first woman to hold... »
Newsweek takes on sexism
Brava to the three Newsweek writers who take on gender discrimination at their own magazine. In the March 29 issue Jessica Bennett, Jesse Ellison and Sarah Ball ask just how far women at Newsweek have come since 46 women filed a sexual discrimination suit against the magazine in 1970. They go on to describe... »
Sarah Palin on the cover of Newsweek
(NOTE: Please click the story headline to view this post. Pictures do not load properly on homepage.) Sexist or not? What do you think? Is the current cover better than this one? Media... »
The First Woman President, Mean Girls and Pink Video Games
While we ready a post on healthcare reform for tomorrow, here are some random updates from around the web. Following Hillary Clinton’s announcement that she will not run for president again, Pundit Mom asked what other women are in the pipeline. I wonder if Chelsea Clinton has political ambitions. She was impressive while campaigning... »
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