Anglesey worst in Wales for women’s rep. Cameron’s charm offensive on women. Study: female gender stereotypes have little impact on voting behavior.

David Cameron’s charm offensive on women Evening Standard The Prime Minister is attempting to tackle his “problem” with female voters by arranging a series of meetings with high-achieving women at No 10. He is holding gatherings of influential people from different professions to find out “what women want” as …

Electoral Reform Society warns of ‘snail’s pace’ of change in boosting number of women councillors in Wales. Walesonline

Action urged on council election ‘glass ceiling’ for women after dismal … WalesOnline A report by the Electoral Reform Society (ERS) in Wales obtained by WalesOnline, analysing the results of the poll, revealed how continuing barriers to women standing meant the island’s female representation remained the worst in Wales, with only three …

Michael Portillo visits Ewell for women’s rights exhibition This is Local London Irene Cockroft is the guest curator of Dying for the Vote, an exhibition examining women’s. An exhibition examining women’s struggle for the vote has attracted national media attention from the likes of politician-turned-journalist Michael Portillo …

Will shared parental leave turn negative stereotypes around? The Guardian “Antiquated and out of step” – that’s how Nick Clegg described the current system of maternity leave in November last year. … In that case, these changes will do little to directly address underlying negative stereotypes about women’s commitment to work.

Why do powerful men like David Cameron have to cling on to their wives? Telegraph.co.uk It’s not just his stance on Europe that has got David Cameron into trouble over the past few days, it’s his attitude towards hand-holding. Leading the … Strangely enough, the question of manual control is not asked when it’s the woman who’s the more …

Three Labour candidates vie to take on Caroline Lucas in Brighton Pavilion Brighton and Hove News Three Labour candidates vie to take on Caroline Lucas in Brighton Pavilion. Three women are in the running to be the Labour Party candidate in Brighton Pavilion at the next general election. One of the three women will take on Green MP Caroline Lucas …

Female gender stereotypes have little impact on voting behavior: study Raw Story Good news for women in politics: Most Americans are unlikely to discount your expertise regarding national security simply because you’re female. Abstract gender stereotypes do not impact people’s decision to vote for female candidates “in any …

The Rising Surge of Female Insolvency FemaleFirst.co.uk New Government figures show that for the first time, more women in England and Wales are set to be declared insolvent* than men. The analysis of Insolvency Service data by national charity Debt Advice Foundation revealed that in 20000 women made up …

CEDAW Report Suggests Equality Gains for Women Have Been Curbed by Coalition Cuts DiversityLink A recent report suggests that coalition government cuts in the past five years have disproportionately affected women so much that they are in danger of actually undoing some of the progress that has been made in gender equality in Britain . The report …

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It’s tough being a woman TD in a Dail chamber run by the boys Irish Independent When I entered the Dail in 1992 there was a high of 22 women elected. In the 20 years since, the pace of progress has been glacial. So much so that the body politic has eventually come round to the need for positive action to increase the numbers of …

The six things women can personally do for workplace gender equality Women’s Agenda Helen Conway doesn’t want to be accused of telling women how they can “fix the workplace gender equality” issue. But the head of the Workplace Gender Equality Agency does believe we all have a role to individually play in addressing the lack of women …

 

UK: Jo Swinson uses the F word in Guardian interview. Emily was willing to risk her life for women’s votes.

Labour suspends vote for Falkirk seat until Unite dispute resolved The Guardian Labour has suspended the troubled selection for a parliamentary candidate in Falkirk pending an investigation into whether a senior figure in Unite had been involved in membership irregularities.

The selection of a new candidate was triggered after Eric Joyce, the sitting Labour MP, was involved in a fracas in a Commons bar and subsequently stood down. It has become one of the party’s most fraught selection battles with disputes over whether the selection should be from an all-women’s short list, but also over the way in which the union Unite is alleged to have recruited members in a bid to win the seat for its preferred candidate.

Jo Swinson uses the F word in Guardian interview Liberal Democrat Voice Last week, I said that Liberal Democrats should use the word feminist much more than we do. Women Liberal Democrats has done so much to advance policy on women’s equality over the years and its successor Liberal Democrat Women has a bright future ahead of it.

However, women’s hard won rights are under attack all over the world, whether it’s the disgrace of female genital mutilation practised at home or abroad, domestic violence, employment rights, rape culture or abortion rights. Projects like Everyday Sexism expose a misogyny that is engrained in the country’s  psyche. It’s time that we articulated a liberal and radical message to contribute to cultural change. I think we’ve been too shy about standing up for women’s rights over the years and that has to change.

Launch of Emily Davison play at Morpeth’s Chantry Middle School with (centre) Kate Willoughby who plays Emily seen marching with pupils.

Emily was willing to risk her life for women’s votes Morpeth Herald … Emily Davison is known around the world for what was to be her final protest for women’s rights when she stepped onto the course at the 1913 Epsom Derby and was struck by the King’s horse Anmer. She suffered massive injuries and died four days later in Epsom Hospital. But Miss Willoughby’s play focuses more on Emily the person and her relationship with her mother, family and Northumberland home than on the drama of that fateful race day.

She said: “I was always interested in Emily and I started in about 2009 doing a lot of research on her.

“I came across a letter from Emily’s mother Margaret, which was written after Emily’s Derby protest when she was in hospital. It was so full of love and hurt and she really didn’t understand what had happened. Emily’s mother supported her, but it was difficult for her to keep seeing her daughter coming back to Longhorsley so battered and bruised from force-feeding and protests and then there was this. There was also the fact that Emily had told her mother never to go to her if ever she got into a scrape.

“The heart of the play is the mother and daughter in Northumberland. People forget that, they see only the image of Emily at the Derby.

Harriet Harman Releases Figures Showing A Lack Of Women Aged 50+ On TV Marie Claire.co.uk Figures released by the deputy Labour leader Harriet Harman have shown that older women are ‘barely visible’ on TV. Harman wrote to the six main UK broadcasters to ask how many women aged 50+ were employed by them, both on screen and behind the …

The way Diane Abbott tells it, men are homophobic, women-hating, porn … Mirror.co.uk The way Diane Abbott tells it, men are homophobic, women-hating, porn-addicted, Viagra-quaffing, Jack Daniels-slurping brutes. When Labour MP Diane Abbott claims British blokes are facing a “crisis of masculinity” she is barking up the wrong trouser leg.

Ukip donor brands women ‘hostile’ for wearing trousers The Guardian Godfrey Bloom, one of the party’s most prominent MEPs, complained in 2004 that women failed to clean properly behind fridges. He said: “I want to deal with women’s issues, because I just don’t think they clean behind the fridge enough. I am going to

 

UK: Cameron pledges to support women who stay at home. Birmingham man helped Pakistan women vote for 1st time

Labour Students host ‘More women, more politics’ event LSMedia University of Liverpool Labour Students will tomorrow hold a panel discussion entitled ‘More women, more politics’. The panel will include Luciana Berger MP and Louise Ellman MP, who will discuss their experiences of working in male-dominated …

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The Birmingham man who helped millions of Pakistan women vote for the first time The Birmingham Post At the heart of it has been a Birmingham man who this week spoke of his pride at helping to banish corruption from Pakistan elections and enabling millions of women to vote freely in the country’s poll for the first time. Sakander Ali, who works for …

I WILL support stay-at-home mums: Cameron pledge raises hopes of marriage … Daily Mail David Cameron has pledged to support women who stay at home and raise children. David Cameron has pledged to support women who stay at home to raise children, fuelling hopes that he will act on his promise to recognise marriage in the tax system.

Focus On Women, Families Propels New York’s Sen. Gillibrand NPR Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York is introducing legislation with other lawmakers Thursday that would change how the military handles sexual assault cases. The proposal would let military prosecutors — rather than commanders — decide …

 

UK: Tackling the ‘crisis of masculinity’ creates a crisis for feminism. Lebanon: feminists lobby for 30% female MP quota.

PMQs: Clegg and Harman on unemployment figures BBC News Labour’s deputy leader Harriet Harman asked for “today’s excuse” as Wednesday’s unemployment figures showed more people were out of work….

Nadine Dorries has taken a week to prove that David Cameron needs a new … Telegraph.co.uk (blog) At the weekend, she was suggesting that David Cameron’s plans to allow gay marriage will cost the Conservatives more than 50 seats at the next election. Today, she’s talking about a joint Ukip candidacy next time around. It’s worth noting that on both…

How tackling the ‘crisis of masculinity’ creates a crisis for feminism The Guardian It seems that masculinity is in crisis again and this time the Labour party is going to save us. Two leading MPs are putting men’s issues back on the political agenda with speeches about the other half of gender equality. On Monday, Labour’s policy co-ordinator, Jon Cruddas, said the Conservatives have dominated the fatherhood debate using the stereotype of a feckless underclass of absent dads. Labour, he says, “will value the role of fathers”.

‘This struggle between women’s issues and men’s issues is … rooted in the belief that gender equality is a women’s problem often caused by men.’ Photograph: Martin Argles for the Guardian

Older women ‘disappear from TV’ – Labour survey ITV News Women on television are affected by a “combination of ageism and sexism” that does not apply to men, according to new figures released by Labour. Harriet Harman, shadow secretary of state for culture, media and sport, asked the six main UK broadcasters …

Lebanon: feminists lobby for 30% female MP quota ANSAmed Around 50 women and activists gathered Monday in Ajami Square in downtown Beirut to renew the call for a 30% quota for women in the upcoming parliamentary elections and the new cabinet still to be formed by Prime …

14 women elected to NA, PA seats in general election Business Recorder (blog) According to unofficial results announced by Election Commission of Pakistan, 14 women were successful in May 11 general elections 2013 by winning five National and nine provincial assembles seats. Women, who reached in National Assembly, included …

Young Men Break with Machista Stereotypes in Ecuador Inter Press Service “We seek and promote gender equality and equal rights and opportunities for men and women,” said Valencia, one of the founders of the network of young people – originally all men – united against machismo, whose members call themselves Cascos Rosa …

Maoists to maintain 33 pc women representation Himalayan Times During his meeting with women rights activists Wednesday, the UCPN-Maoist Chairman Dahal said,” There should be 33 per cent women participation in every state apparatus”. Discussions about the same matters were going on among the four political …

Women in Politics – YouTube 78 min Many political observers say 2012 was “The Year of the Woman.” Voters sent a record …

 

UK: Gender equality: all but richest women doing worse, single mothers and disabled bearing brunt of cuts.

Independent Scotland: Could It Be a Feminist Utopia? PolicyMic The latest Ipso MORI poll published this week shows increased support for maintaining union with the United Kingdom, with a widening gender gap of more women voting “No” than men; some reports have referred to this as the SNP’s “woman problem” ­(yes, really). Hysteria aside, it should be no surprise that woman are weighing up independence more with their “heads than their hearts.” Every citizen should use their wits rather than their emotional impulse to draw conclusions (unfortunately, it’s often the latter resource these debates tend to excite).

The government is accused of lacking a co-ordinated approach to gender equaliy, leaving the bulk of responsibility to culture secretary Maria Miller. Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

Government cuts threaten gender equality gains, warns report The Guardian Government cuts that disproportionately impact on women are in danger of reversing gains in gender equality, says a report published on Monday. The report, produced by an umbrella organisation representing 42 women’s and human rights groups, …

Gender equality must be a development priority in its own right The Guardian For all its limitations, the MDG on gender equality and women’s empowerment demonstrated the impact that a dedicated gender goal can have – as a mechanism to hold governments accountable for their responsibilities to women, as an advocacy tool for …

Italian envoy calls for protection of women’s rights… New Vision The Italian ambassador to Uganda has called for the protection of women’s rights describing it as a fountain of democracy.  Stefano Dejak noted that human rights issues the world over are some of the complex issues to handle. He applauded the Ugandan government for doing much to restore the rule of law. “A good democracy means happiness for its citizens. But I would like to emphasize the right and freedom of women. Citizens should be allowed to live as human beings and not as animals. The protection of women is very fundamental,” he said.

UPND Praised for Adopting Female Candidate in Feira Zambia Reports  The Zambia National Women’s Lobby has urged political parties in the country to consider adopting female candidates in the forth coming by-elections in a continued quest to meet the 2015 target for equal opportunity for women participation in decision …

Female candidates rush to learn campaign strategies Jakarta Post Female candidates running for next year’s legislative election are feeling the pressure to learn the ropes of campaigning fast, while fighting the stigma that their presence in parties’ candidate lists are mere formalities. All 12 parties contesting …

Repolling recommended in constituencies where women were not allowed to vote The Express Tribune She said that in Upper Dir, only one woman in Darora union council cast her vote, while in six polling stations in Lower Dir saw not even a single woman voted. The situation was no different in NA-28 Buner, where women only cast votes in 10 out of 27 …

Women voting: Gross mismanagement at polling stations The Express Tribune While there was a considerable increase in the turnout of female voters, women still faced challenges in casting their ballots, according to a report released on Monday by Aware Girls, a non-governmental organisation (NGO). The NGO, which is funded by …

 

Open lecture: ‘Not all polls are the same’ by Joe Twyman, YouGov. 1st July 2013, University of Essex

The annual Winsten Lecture

by Joe Twyman,
Director of Political and Social Research at YouGov.

Monday 1st July 2013
3:00 pm
University of Essex
Wivenhoe, Essex
Winsten Day, 2013 link here

Not all polls are the same, in fact there are a huge number of things that can affect the quality of the results. So how can you tell if a survey you read about in the newspaper or see on TV is actually accurate or, at worst, effectively just making things up?

Using real-life examples, ranging from the familiar to the outright bizarre, this talk will show you how to tell from good from the bad and the ugly.

Lots of fun. Prizes to be won.

This event is free to attend and is open to the public. Seats may be limited, so please arrive early to avoid disappointment.

Bookings for the Winsten Day can be made online at www.essex.ac.uk/outreach. If you have any questions about the Winsten Day, please email maths@essex.ac.uk

 

UK: Sturgeon’s benefits vow in bid to win over women to Yes camp. Moms Using Games to Educate Children on Women’s Rights.

Above: Alexandra Chauran and daughter, Eris, play Half the Sky Movement: The Game together.

How Mothers Are Using Social Games to Educate Children on Women’s Rights Forbes While some parents shy away from letting their kids play games or learn about tough social issues, such as injustices against women, there’s a new breed of mothers using social games to teach their children about the world and the real issues people face in it — specifically the issues that women face worldwide….We spoke with three mothers about how they’re using social games to teach their children — toddlers to teens, boys and girls — about women’s rights issues. Their stories were both heart-warming and inspiring. Here’s what they had to say.

Sturgeon’s benefits vow in bid to win over women to Yes camp Herald Scotland Her direct appeal to women voters comes as Scottish Labour launches its campaign to keep Scotland in the United Kingdom. Former prime minister Gordon Brown will join party leader Johann Lamont and her deputy Anas Sarwar in Glasgow at the start of …

Cllr Sarah Brown, who represents Petersfield on Cambridge City Council.

New line-up for city council Liberal Democrats Cambridge News Women have taken top positions in the Liberal Democrats new frontline team on Cambridge City Council. Cllrs Sarah Brown and Andrea Reiner join the seven-strong team of executive councillors elected on Saturday at the group’s annual meeting – putting five women in top positions. Tim Bick has retained his position as leader of the group and the city council while Catherine Smart keeps her role as deputy leader and executive councillor for Housing.

Women’s Voting Preferences Influenced By Ovulation And Relationship Status … Medical Daily  A marketing professor in San Antonio last fall created an outcry for a survey linking women’s voting preferences to ovulation, and she’s back at it again. Kristina Durante, who conducts social and behavioral research drawing on evolutionary psychology at the University of Texas, initially shared her results with CNN, which pulled their story after drawing harsh criticism from the public. As planned, Durante published the study April 23 in the peer-reviewed journal Psychological Science.

Tool aims at Twitter gender balance Orange UK News Author and journalist Joan Smith, who writes on gender equality, said that the many more men being retweeted was a reflection of society’s “male-dominated” centres of power including politics and business. Ms Smith teamed up with Swedish equal …

A Powerful Voice for Women Around the World New York Times When Clinton first made an international name for herself on this issue, at the UN’s 1995 Beijing Conference on Women – where she memorably asserted that “women’s rights are human rights” – she framed the challenge in moral terms. But as secretary…

Women candidates a minority: Benchwarmers or true leaders? Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism  (blog) By now, it is clear to all that only 8 — or only one in four — of the 33 candidates for senator are women. The gender divide turns more skewed, however, if one were to look at the number of female candidates down the line. The records of the …

Why are Pennsylvania women hard to find in politics? Pittsburgh Post Gazette HARRISBURG — You can’t help but notice it if you attend a House committee hearing, a news conference in the Capitol, or watch senators in session debating a bill: There’s not a lot of women around here. The Pennsylvania Legislature can seem at times …

Preselections show women are still lacking real political standing Herald Sun BOTH major political parties have failed to boost the number of women running for office, with women unlikely to fill even a quarter of the lower house in the next parliament. Despite a battle of the sexes being waged by Julia Gillard against Tony Abbott over the past year, neither appears to have done anything to get more women into parliament. While Labor will field a third more women candidates than the Liberal and National parties, it has failed to lift its own ratio above 31 per cent from the last election. The Coalition still trails at around 20 per cent of women candidates preselected to run for Liberal or National seats.

Rural Women’s Voting Rights to Be Strengthened Women of China The recently released Procedures on the Election of Villagers’ Committees by the Ministry of Civil Affairs has stipulated clearly that rural women’s rights in candidate nominations, by-elections and voting should be strengthened.

 

‘Please, stop trying to solve the Women’s Vote problem by banging on about childcare’ and more…

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“Lack of women in ICT is an absolute scandal”: MP calls for gender equality … VG247 MP for Newcastle Upon Tyne Chi Onwurah has called for reflection among the UK games industry on the issue of gender equality in issues such as employment, skills and more. The MP called the imbalance of women working in information and communications technology roles – including the games industry – an “absolute scandal”, and called on the industry to provoke real change.

Please, stop trying to solve the Women’s Vote problem by banging on about … Spectator.co.uk (blog) The assumption behind the Women’s Vote is that women worry about things that affect their own lives exclusively, and largely only those parts of their lives affected by their reproductive functions. What if they’re really concerned about the Coalition’s Borrowing Problem, or defence cuts, or how their father might pay for his social care? Or if they’re the sort of women who are almost as scared of children as children seem to be of them? Focusing entirely on childcare is like assuming all British women will be bought off by a state-sponsored Kurt Geiger Allowance. Although thinking about it, that might not be the worst idea.

EU Head deplores low level of women participation in local governance Vibe Ghana The EU Day celebration which was under the theme: “Promoting Gender Equality; EU and Ghana Working Together,” brought together intellectuals from different backgrounds to deliberate on issues relating to gender equality. It was organised in …

2 women announce plans to run for Iranian presidency The Seattle Times 2 women announce plans to run for Iranian presidency. Even though it is unclear whether women are allowed to run, two Iranian women on Wednesday announced their candidacies for the presidency in elections on June 14…

Women-led watchdog calls for vigilance during May 13 polls Bulatlat MANILA – Women must safeguard their votes.This is the call of women poll watchdog Babae! Network or Babae Bantayan ang Eleksyon (Women Protect your Votes). The group said the problems identified during the 2010 elections, the first automated …

Only 5 women manage to win Deccan Herald Women moved and struggled hard to get the tickets from their parties to contest the Assembly polls. The Congress and the JD(S) fielded hardly 10 candidates each, the BJP gave the tickets to seven. Finally, five women candidates could win the poll battle.

Chouhan declares 50% assembly seats for women Times of India BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has announced that the state BJP would distribute 50% of election tickets to women in the upcoming assembly elections. Madhya Pradesh goes to polls in November this year along with

Puttur: Shakuntala lone woman candidate to win from twin districts Daijiworld.com Puttur, May 9: Out of 13 constituencies which went to polls this time from the twin-districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi, women had entered the election fray in only five. Among them, Shakuntala Shetty has emerged as the lone winner. Women ..

 

UK: Durham in the bottom 10% for female academic staff. How Labour is opening up selections.

Nick Clegg is right – one person can’t look after six two year-olds Telegraph.co.uk Nick Clegg says the Coalition’s plans to raise the ratios of students to nursery staff haven’t convinced him, and he’s right to be concerned. If we really want the next generation to succeed in life, the Government must decrease staff-to-child ratios …

Durham University: Exclusive interview with lecturer gives dark insight into hidden … Palatinate By Jillian Ward Official Durham University figures show that the university employs very few women in senior professional posts and very few ethnic minorities. The data, obtained by Palatinate through a Freedom of Information (FoI) request submitted to the University, shows that there are 71 women and 274 men at the highest pay grade of University employees.

Labour Women’s Conference in Newbury Park East London and West Essex Guardian Series MPs Diane Abbott, Stella Creasey and Seema Malhotra will speak at a Labour Women’s conference this weekend. The Redbridge Labour Women’s conference at the Holiday Inn in Newbury Park takes place on May 12 between 10am-5pm. There are two …

Lady Shirley Williams dismisses Lord Rennard sexual harrassment claims The Guardian In an interview with parliamentary magazine The House, the Liberal Democratgrandee also said women would expect “people to take advantage of you” when she entered politics in the 1960s. The allegations concerning Lord Rennard, one-time chief…

Labour MP Emma Lewell-Buck celebrates after winning the South Shields by-election. Photograph: Getty Images.

No more parachutes: how Labour is opening up selections New Statesman In fact, the Labour Party chose a 34-year-old local social worker and, three weeks later, Emma Lewell-Buck is the latest to join the Parliamentary Labour Party and the fifth Labour woman elected in a by-election this parliament. When compared to the …

Credit where it’s due for forgotten women of science E&T magazine (subscription) The role of British women in scientific society between the years 1830 to 2012 – who may never have received credit or recognition for their work – is set to be investigated with the launch of a new £33k project funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council. The project is being organised by historians and scientists from Kingston University, University of Liverpool, the Royal Society and the Rothschild Archive London.

Call for gender equality amendment Belfast Telegraph In addition, a majority of the convention members recommended that the Constitution should be amended to include an explicit provision on gender equality. The convention’s report has been laid in the library of the Houses of the Oireachtas, giving the …

Most political parties miss out on women issues in manifestoes The News International It shows that most political parties have failed to affectively include women issues as cross-cutting theme in their party manifestoes, a demand of women rights activists for long. The demand was basic argument of a booklet “Suggestions on Women’s …

Equality Now: Taking Egyptian women’s issues to a global level Daily News Egypt Her vocal approach drew the attention of several women’s rights organizations. “The National Council for Women (NCW) recommended me to attend the 57th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in New York,” she said. “The head of the…

Elisabeth Hasselbeck Says Women’s Groups Won’t Defend Conservative Women Big Hollywood It seems to me that you’re not allowed to be a conservative for women’s rights,” Hasselbeck answered. Later, in the clip above, she says, “I really think that when conservative women are being attacked in the way that they are with the language that’s …

 

UK: Members call for more female councillors in Gloucestershire. Germany’s Paradox: Family-Friendly Benefits, But Few Kids.

Queen’s Speech: Coalition reaches out to women with pensions and new rights … The Independent Ministers – conscious that the Coalition government is struggling to reach out to female voters – say the social care plans, as well as a shake-up of pensions, will particularly benefit women. A Pensions Bill will overhaul the state pension system by

Elected members call for more female councillors in Gloucestershire This is Gloucestershire That’s the view of county councillors who believe more women should be encouraged to stand for election. Of the 53 seats throughout the authority, only nine councillors are female following last week’s election. Among them, Cheltenham-based councillor …

Rocky road to the top for women in the workforce dw.de Women in leadership positions is still a rare occurance in Germany. Why is that? Successful female bosses used an opportunity to meet with the chancellor and tell her just what’s needed.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel bluntly asked the women from the outset to share their experiences. Especially any difficulties they faced when it came to advancing their careers. The discussion at the chancellery was merciless and lively – entrepreneurs, mayors and scientists did not mince their words. One hundred women, who are, or are aiming to be, top in their chosen field, sat in illustrious company with the chancellor. While she controls the government, no woman heads any of Germany’s 30 major companies. So, there is a lot to talk about.

Germany’s Paradox: Family-Friendly Benefits, But Few Kids KERA News German Labour Minister Ursula von der Leyen (at left, shown here with German Chancellor Angela Merkel) has been the main government architect of measures aimed at helping women reconcile careers with having children. Germany is regarded as one of …

Why don’t Iowa voters elect women? Dubuque Telegraph Herald Academic research has also shown that, nationally, women are less likely to consider running for office because of family responsibilities or a perception that they are not qualified. And veteran women politicians also say many voters hold traditional …

GOP’s New Outreach to Women: It’s a Trap The Nation House Republicans are launching their first concerted effort to win back female voters on Tuesday with the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013, a bill that’s being packaged as a lifeline to working moms across the country. Unfortunately, the …

Conservative Women’s Group Claims Credit In Mark Sanford’s Win BuzzFeed A conservative non-profit that was among the few national groups to back former Governor Mark Sanford, despite his complicated personal life, claimed victory on Tuesday night, and celebrated a $250,000 independent expenditure spent in the final week in …