From the party platform ratified by delegates between speeches Monday, to primetime, headlining speeches by two heavy hitters in the election -- Sen. Hillary Clinton and first-lady hopeful Michelle Obama -- the initial two days of the Democratic National Convention were dominated by women.
Somehow, some way, Hillary Rodham Clinton remains a force in this presidential race even in defeat, as John McCain's pick of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is a clear, if risky, bid to reach her disappointed voters.
Fifty women political leaders from the Middle East and North Africa will participate in a program, sponsored by the U.S.
In the House, 10 new congresswomen will join the 64 incumbents who were re-elected, according to Rutgers University's Center for American Women and Politics, bringing the number of women in the 435-seat body to a record 74. The 100-member U.S.
Lesia Liss, a registered nurse and now a state representative in the Michigan legislature, shares how she did it.
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International, national, state and local female politicians can all feel the uncomfortable preference toward men in politics.
Today the institute, a nonpartisan nonprofit that encourages and supports women interested in running for office, will hold a press conference and reception to embolden more women to run for office and to urge voters to support them.
Newly elected Township Councilwoman Susan Shin Angulo took part in her inaugural Council meeting tonight, and, in being sworn into office, made an historic debut as New Jersey’s first Korean-American woman to win a seat in government.
On Friday, Jan. 8, about 100 women assembled at Brooklyn College for a daylong political training event designed by the White House Project. The Go Lead training day was the culminating event of a partnership between The White House Project and Brooklyn College.