Minnesota GOP: “Democrat Women Are Dogs”

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Emily

Well, this is classy: The Republican website for a Minnesota Senate race posted a video, highlighting the latest reason you should vote for a GOP candidate this election cycle: Republican women are hot; Democrats are dogs. The YouTube clip shows photos of Republican women in flattering glamorized poses (frequently in bikinis), juxtaposed with purposely unflattering– [...]

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Women face off in Oklahoma Gubernatorial Race

Posted on July 28, 2010 by Emily

Whether Oklahoma elects a Republican or Democrat as governor this November, one thing is clear– it will be a woman. A woman has never before occupied the gubernatorial position in Oklahoma, a gender disparity that exists for 26 other states, as well. And as NPR reports, an all-female face-off for a state’s top elected position has only [...]

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India Approves Female Quota for Legislative Seats

Posted on March 10, 2010 by Emily

In response to male-dominated politics throughout the country’s history, India has just approved a bill that would reserve 1/3 of all legislative seats for women candidates. The news comes just in time for International Women’s Day, on March 8th. The country faces specific problems relating to women that have not been appropriately addressed up to this [...]

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Is President Barbie A Feminist Ideal?

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Emily

Two weeks ago, Mike wrote about the latest from Mattel’s Barbie collection: Computer Engineering Barbie. He lamented, rightfully so, the head-to-toe pink accessories, including a hot pink laptop. (Because, let’s be honest, girls can only write in C++ with a fuchsia computer). Today, I read that the White House Project, who had teamed up with Mattel in [...]

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Scott Brown’s Sexy Pics: A Double Standard

Posted on January 20, 2010 by Emily

Last night, Republican Scott Brown won the late Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat, in an upset that’s been devastating for many Democrats. To be fair, I believe that a lot of the loss can be attributed to Coakley’s lackluster campaign and the disappointments thus far of the Obama Administration. One interesting aspect of the Scott Brown [...]

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Liberals “can push Obama beyond the limits of his own politics and create a new progressive era”

Posted on December 7, 2009 by Mike

In the past week, I have written about the failure of Barack Obama to meet the expectations (hopes) of me and other liberals.  Although he has taken positive steps on many issues, there have been far too many times when I have been completely exasperated by his actions or lack thereof.  You could get the [...]

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Barack Obama Has Named Fewer Women to Senior Administration Positions Than Did Bill Clinton

Posted on December 7, 2009 by Mike

Capped off by his disastrous decision to expand the “war” in Afghanistan, Barack Obama has fallen alarmingly short of the expectations I and other liberals had for (or at least hoped for) him.  And then I just read that the number of women appointed to senior administration positions has not been anything to brag about. [...]

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Chris Matthews’ Interview of Bishop Thomas Tobin

Posted on November 25, 2009 by Mike

Well, I thought I was going to stop writing for a while about the Catholic Church’s blatant attempts to force its will on government officials.  (For instance, see this and this and this.)  Certainly, I thought that I was not going to write any more about the dispute on abortion between Rep. Patrick Kennedy and [...]

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Quick Hit: No Women Candidates for the Top Two EU Positions

Posted on November 19, 2009 by Mike

European leaders are meeting in Brussels to choose the European Union’s first permanent president and the second most powerful position of permanent foreign policy chief.  There is no clear front-runner for either position, but the disturbing news is that no women is being considered for either position. ****************** U P D A T E *************** [...]

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Comparison of Women Legislators by Party and Country

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Mike

Thanks to Sociological Images for pointing out statistics on the percentage of women in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives by party and by how they relate to the percentages in other countries.  The figures show the obvious — that the percentage of women legislators in the Senate and House is far less than [...]

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