Allison Stevens, Author at Women's eNews

Women Give Dems Big Bucks But Bang Effect Debated

By Allison Stevens ● Politics ● April 6, 2008

Political donations from women are soaring in the presidential race as female donors dip into their pockets, especially for Hillary Clinton. Analysts say even more money would pour in if women’s concerns were more visible on campaign agendas.

EMILY’s List Decamps to Pennsylvania for Clinton

By Allison Stevens ● Politics ● March 28, 2008

EMILY’s List, which has steered nearly $1 million to elect Hillary Clinton to the White House in its first foray into a presidential race, is about to make its move on Pennsylvania. The group has been a steady factor in Clinton’s primary victories.

Do Caucuses Serve Women? Onlookers Debate It

By Allison Stevens ● Arts & Culture ● March 14, 2008

The Clinton campaign has said caucuses unfairly exclude women with young children and late-shift jobs. But women’s overall caucus participation appears equal to or better than men’s and some say women who show up enjoy the process.

Female Voters Refuel Clinton’s Comeback Machine

By Allison Stevens ● Politics ● March 5, 2008

Hillary Clinton has turned the tables on Barack Obama, winning three of the four primaries on Wednesday: Ohio, Texas and Rhode Island. John McCain gained enough votes to assure him the GOP nomination.

Women’s Credit Profiling Called Costly, Ignored

By Allison Stevens ● Arts & Culture ● March 3, 2008

Profiling women with good credit histories as subprime borrowers has so far attracted less notice than other forms of lending discrimination. But at least a few researchers and think tanks issued warnings during recent years.

Obama’s Wave Crests on Support of Anti-War Women

By Allison Stevens ● Politics ● February 22, 2008

As the battle between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination intensifies, a gulf is also widening between established women’s rights leaders who back Clinton and anti-war activists who say Obama is better for women.

Potomac Defeat Brings Diehards to Hillary’s Side

By Allison Stevens ● Politics ● February 14, 2008

In the wake of Hillary Clinton’s poor showing in the Potomac Primary, some women’s rights leaders are rallying to her side. Others, however, identify the war in Iraq as their high-priority issue and say it has swung them toward Obama.

Female Democrats Dominate Primary Voting

By Allison Stevens ● Politics ● February 7, 2008

Super Tuesday left the Democratic race undecided but settled the question of which gender dominates the turnout. EMILY’s List found women continuing to outnumber men in every state and expanding that advantage from four years ago.

Blog: Clinton Declared Victor in Primaries

By Allison Stevens ● Politics ● February 6, 2008

Today, Women’s eNews begins its campaign blog on this most significant moment during the presidential race. Women’s eNews also will blog on the key House and Senate races as they heat up and post selected readers’ comments.

Stimulus Plan Falls Short in Female-Friendly Audit

By Allison Stevens ● Politics ● February 3, 2008

Congressional efforts to stimulate a faltering economy are fine as far as they go, but increases to jobless benefits and food stamp aid would have provided more benefit to women, advocates say.

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