Tag: women candidates
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Is Handel Pro-Women?
I know it may seem like a strange question, being that she is one and all, but while there’s been lots of press about whether or not Karen Handel is “pro-life,” there’s been no press about whether or not she is pro-women. The record suggests, she’s not. For example, judging from her political contributions, the…
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Making Women’s Equality a Reality
“Making Women’s Equality a Reality” is quite a process. While the doors to the voting booth opened to women nearly 90 years ago, women are still under-represented in elected office. In Georgia, fewer than 20% of those who serve in the legislature are women, and last session, only 8 women served in the Georgia senate.…
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Ladies Night? Maybe Not.
All this work to get women elected, and whoosh, in one night, not only have women taken over electoral politics, Republican women have instantly claimed center stage. At least that’s the impression left by the talking heads on cable teevee last night and in the morning headlines. There’s only one problem. It’s not so. The…