Women in the News
As a part of our ongoing effort to advance awareness about the importance of women’s participation in public life, we are providing links to other organizations and articles that highlight women’s influence in public policy.
"Time for the GOP Women,"
By Kathleen Parker
Washington Post, October 14, 2009
"American is first woman to win economics Nobel,"
USA Today, October 12, 2009
"First Woman Ascends to Top Drill Sergeant Spot,"
By James Dao
New York Times, September 22, 2009
"Women Lawmakers Outperform Men,"
By Erika Lovley
Politico, September 15, 2009
"Where Have All the Governors Gone?"
By Kathy Groob
Elect Women Magazine
"The Place of Women on the Court,"
by Emily Bazelon
New York Times, July 7, 2009
"Most Women Have to Be Asked to Run for Office. Not Kirsten Gillibrand"
By Aleksandra Starr
Double XX, June 30, 2009
"A Justice Reflects,"
By Walter Isaacson
The Daily Beast, June 30, 2009
"South Carolina Gov. In a Man's World,"
By Michel Martin
Tell Me More, June 29, 2009
"The Waves Minority Judges Always Make,"
By Adam Lipnik
New York Times, May 31, 2009
"Ginsburg: Court Needs Another Woman,"
By Joan Biskupic
USA Today, May 6, 2009
"Where to Now?"
By Vanessa Gezari
Washington-Post, March 15, 2009
"The Ties that Align,"
By Krissah Thompson
Washington-Post, March 18, 2009
"On Leadersihp: Testosterone and the Crash"
Washington Post, March 8, 2009
International Women's Day 2009
"Women and Men United to End Violence Against Women and Girls"
"Mistresses of the Universe,"
By Nikolas Kristoff
New York Times, February 7, 2009
"The End of Swagger,"
By Anna Quindlan
Newsweek, January 24, 2009
"Where Are the New Jobs for Women?"
By Linda Hirshman
New York Times, December 9, 2008
"Dardenne Prairie building environmentally friendly city hall, other projects"
By Joel Currier
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, November 26, 2008
"Twenty-four years after Ferraro, Clinton and Palin changed the political landscape for women,"
By Mary Delach Leonard
St. Louis Beacon, November 3, 2008
"For Women Who Lead, A Forum of Their Own,"
By Steven Erlanger
New York Times, October 20, 2008
"Ideology Aside, This Has Been the Year of the Woman,"
By Lois Romano
Washingston Post, October 24, 2008
"Women in the Spotlight: Palin's speech--and this year's intense focus on female voters"
By Suzanne Smalley and Steve Friess
Newsweek, September 4, 2008
"Girl Power at School, But Not at the Office,"
By Hannah Seligson
New York Times, August 30, 2008
"Men or Women: Who's the Better Leader?: A Paradox in Public Attitudes,"
Pew Research Center Publications, August 25, 2008
"Second-Place Citizens,"
By Susan Faludi
New York Times, August 26, 2008
"Searching for Freedom, Chained by the Law,"
By Mary Jordan
Washington Post, August 21, 2008
"It's time for men to take women seriously,"
St. Louis American, August 7, 2008
"Fight over Mo. court appointment looms,"
By Virgina Young
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, June 16, 2008
"O'Connor's legacy fading on reshaped court,"
By Joan Biskupic
USA Today, June 10, 2008
"Women Forging New Bonds to Break Old Chains,"
By Nora Bustany
Washington Post, June 17, 2008