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Barbara Norrander

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Barbara Norrander is Professor of Political Science at the University of Arizona. She studies gender differences in public opinion and voting behavior. In particular, she has investigated the gender gap in partisanship and issue positions.

Mona Lena Krook

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Mona Lena Krook is Assistant Professor of Political Science and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Washington University in St. Louis. She is a Fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study and a Fellow in the Women and Public Policy Program at the John F.

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Women's Leaders Put ERA Back on Agenda

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Women's Leaders Put ERA Back on Agenda

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Women's rights advocates and federal lawmakers in Washington, DC pledged to revive the efforts to adopt the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. They believe that the amendment has a better chance to be ratified in this Congress.
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Women's rights advocates and federal lawmakers in Washington, DC pledged to revive the efforts to adopt the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. They believe that the amendment has a better chance to be ratified in this Congress.
For more information, please visit http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm?aid=3112

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Pelosi Meets with Syrian Leaders in Defiance of Bush

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Pelosi Meets with Syrian Leaders in Defiance of Bush

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Nancy Pelosi told reporters that the president of Syria was willing to discuss peace agreement with Israel.
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Nancy Pelosi told reporters that the president of Syria was willing to discuss peace agreement with Israel.
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Senator Pelosi visits Saudi Arabia

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Senator Pelosi visits Saudi Arabia

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi raised the issue of Saudi Arabia's lack of female politicians with Saudi government officials on the last stop of her Mideast tour.
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi raised the issue of Saudi Arabia's lack of female politicians with Saudi government officials on the last stop of her Mideast tour.
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Middle East Leaders Appraise Pelosi's Visit

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Middle East Leaders Appraise Pelosi's Visit

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U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Syria stirred praise and skepticism from a variety of female political leaders in the Middle East.
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U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Syria stirred praise and skepticism from a variety of female political leaders in the Middle East.
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U.S. System Trips Up Women Seeking Presidency

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U.S. System Trips Up Women Seeking Presidency

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Susan Carroll, a senior scholar at the Center for American Women and Politics, said women seeking the presidency still had to address the perception that they were less able than men to deal with military issues and international crises.
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Susan Carroll, a senior scholar at the Center for American Women and Politics, said women seeking the presidency still had to address the perception that they were less able than men to deal with military issues and international crises.
For more information, please visit Washington Post's website.

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A Royal Lesson for Clinton?

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A Royal Lesson for Clinton?

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Elections abroad featuring female candidates, including this week's contest in France, don't answer the question of how open Americans are to electing their first woman president. But they do offer this hint: Voters have become more receptive to females who project gender-bending strength and substance, as Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton tries to do, and more likely to reject those who don't.
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Elections abroad featuring female candidates, including this week's contest in France, don't answer the question of how open Americans are to electing their first woman president. But they do offer this hint: Voters have become more receptive to females who project gender-bending strength and substance, as Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton tries to do, and more likely to reject those who don't.
For more information, please visit The Wall Street Journal's Website

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Female Voters Flex Their Muscle

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Female Voters Flex Their Muscle

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American women have learned how to roar, and they did it in the November midterm elections.
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American women have learned how to roar, and they did it in the November midterm elections.
For more information, please visit Washington Times