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Female Governors Run in Tail Winds of ACA Votes

By Sharon Johnson ● Uncategorized ● October 9, 2013

The quartet of women running for gubernatorial reelection will be facing voter reaction to their decisions to accept or reject Medicaid expansion. First of two stories on Govs. Susana Martinez, Mary Fallin, Nikki Haley and Maggie Hassan.

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Japanese ‘Aunties’ Party Presses for Gender Parity

By Catherine Makino ● Uncategorized ● September 23, 2013

The All-Japan Obachan Party wants to engage more women in politics and shake up the male-dominated power structure. “I’m tired of old-men politics,” its leader wrote on Facebook in 2012, in a post that sparked the group’s formation.

NYC Women’s Club Embraces Seasonal Workers’ Case

By Behlor Santi ● Crime & Law ● September 12, 2013

Under the leadership of Taina Bien-Aime, the Women’s City Club is monitoring the sex harassment case of two seasonal workers in the New York Parks Department, signaling a new emphasis and direction for the good-governance group.

Yellen Fans Urge Obama to Choose Her for Fed Chief

By Reshmi Kaur Oberoi ● Uncategorized ● September 11, 2013

Economists are signing a letter to Obama supporting Janet Yellen as Fed chair. “The catalyst for me was all the media attention to Larry Summers,” said Heidi Hartmann, who is co-organizing the lobbying effort.

World is Ready for Male-Female Leadership Mix

By John Gerzema ● Uncategorized ● August 29, 2013

Around the globe, people living in a technological age that values high levels of cooperation, communication and trust say they want leaders with both masculine and feminine traits. That’s a key finding of the best-selling “The Athena Doctrine.”

Good News: Female Executives Are Worrying Too Much

By Nancy E. Parsons ● Uncategorized ● August 20, 2013

Personality risk factors, such as worrying and retreating under stress, can undermine an otherwise strong female manager or executive. Fortunately, there are ways to curb this and help women enjoy their proven strengths.

Paris Mayoral Race Hosts an All-Female Field

By Hajer Naili ● Commentary ● August 16, 2013

But the City of Light shouldn’t be considered a national barometer in a country where few political parties nominate female candidates. “What is happening in Paris is the tree that hides the forest,” says the founder of a networking forum for women in politics.

Stumbling Blocks Persist for Female Film Directors

By Melissa Silverstein ● Uncategorized ● August 11, 2013

While there are more women now working at all levels of the film industry, female directors are still not common, says Melissa Silverstein in this excerpt from “In Her Voice: Women Directors Talk Directing.” Numerous obstacles remain.

UN Women’s Lakshmi Puri: ‘Priority is to Power On’

By Juhie Bhatia ● Employment ● June 6, 2013

At the sidelines of last week’s major global forum on women’s health, the interim leader of the 2-year-old U.N. superagency expressed pride in its startup phase of rapid institution-building and is focused on everything from field work to raising a target annual budget of $300 million.

Strong Medicine Needed to Combat Toxic Policies

By Molly Ginty ● Commentary ● November 17, 2012

In the face of government inaction, health groups and medical organizations are intensifying their warnings about the harm posed to women and babies by environmental contaminants.