Press Room

You may have heard about the Center for American Women and Politics in…

	|		|	June - Dec. '11	|	Jan - May '11
July - Dec. '10	|	Jan. - June '10	|	July - Dec. '09	|	Jan. - June '09
Sept. - Dec. '08	|	Jan. - Aug. '08	|	July - Dec. '07	|	Jan. - June '07

 

2011 - December

• Santa Cruz Screening of Film 'Miss Representation' Sparks Frank Talk on Treatment of Women - [Santa Cruz Sentinel]

2011 - November

• First Lady Michelle Obama Urges Women to Step Up in 2012 Election - [Los Angeles Wave]
• 2012 Project Seeks a Few Good Women to Run for Office in Texas - [Star-Telegram]
• Utah Women Encouraged to Run for Political Office - [Utah Pulse]
• First Lady Michelle Obama to Chair "Women for Obama" Campaign Initiative - [Ms. Magazine]
• Initiative Encourages 'Real Women' to Run for Political Office - [Deseret News]
• Herman Cain Has A Problem with Women - [The Washington Post]
• Women Taking Major Role as Leaders in Area Politics - [Democrat and Chronicle]
• The 2012 Project Nevada Set to Launch Women into Public Office - [Nevada News & Views]
• Women Divided Over Herman Cain Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations - [The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]
• Even Cain's Old Jokes Face Extra Scrutiny Now - [New York Times]
• Will Women Voters Say, 'It's Just Herman Being Herman'? - [Christian Science Monitor]

2011 - October

• What It Takes to Run for Office - [Good Housekeeping]
• Gains and Losses for Women in NJ Politics - [NewJersey 101.5, audio]
• 2012: A Good Year for Women to Rrun for Office, Boosters Say - [Miami Herald]
• Senate Stakes are High for Women - [Star Tribune]
• More Women in Senate, but Seats are at Risk - [New York Times]
• North Georgia Diversity Not Reflected in Government - [Times Free Press]
• Indiana Women with Mayoral Goals - [Journal Gazette]
• Voters in Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Gary Could Elect First Female Mayors on Nov. 8 - [Daily Reporter]
• New Political Group Aims to Push Women to Seek Elected Offices - [Ventura County Star]

2011 - September

• U.S. and Arab Women: Both Demand Democracy - [TrustLaw]
• NJ Governor: Gender Balance Key in Redistricting - [Post-Gazette]
• Women in Leadership - [Hudson Reporter]
• Stamford's Glass Ceiling Cracked but Not Broken - [Stamford Advocate]
• Record Number of Women Seeking State Legislature Seats - [Asbury Park Press]
• Women Unlikely to Gain in Legislature - [The Record]
• Center Wants More Women to Run in '12 - [Courier Press]

2011 - August

• League of Women Voters to Celebrate Women's Equality Day - [Courier Press]
• NJ Women Politicians Mark Their Progress in Legislature - [Philadelphia Inquirer]
• Images Show Lack of Equality for Women in Politics - [Courier Press]
• This Time, A Softer Approach - [Wall Street Journal]
• Would Debt-Ceiling Circus Occur with Women in Charge? - [Miller-McCune]

2011 - July

• Carol Cain: Fewer Women Running for, Winning Public Office - [Detroit Free Press]
• Bachmann's Migraines Not the Only Headache for Her Campaign - [National Journal]
• Would Female Leaders Solve the Debt Crisis? - [CNN]
• 2012 Project Seeking Women Candidates - [Post Gazette]
• A Few Reasons Why Women Shouldn't Go Into Politics - [Forbes]
• Paul Ryan Budget Proposal Riles Political Feminist Campaign - [Christian Post Reporter]
• A Gillibrand Campaign: More Women in Politics - [The New York Times]
• Electing More Women in 2012 - Increasing the Number of Women in Politics - [About.com/Women's Issues]

2011 - June

• What We Learned from Wienergate - [Huffington Post]
• Vote for Me for President! I Have Many Kids - [Time Healthland]
• Breaking: Women Care More about Their Jobs Than Men Do - [Style Caster]
• When It Comes to Scandal, It's a Man's World - [Ventura County Star]
• We Need More Women in Power - [Hattiesburg American]
• Rep. Lynn Smith Speaks at Wolmen's Leadership in Public Service Institute - [Times-Herald]
• Women to the Rescue - [Boston Globe]
• Amid Weiner Resignation Rumors, A Call for More Women in Office - [Jezebel]
• Weiner Scandal: A Victory for Women Leaders? - [ABC News]
   Roundtable: Sex and Politics - [ABC News video]
• When It Comes to Scandals, Girls Won't Be Boys - [NY Times]
• War on Women is Democrat Rally vs. GOP - [AZ Central]
• Women and Politics: Why the US is lagging behind other countries when it comes to women in elected office and what can be done about it -
  [The WIP Talk]
• Top Democratic women dodge tough call on Weiner - [Chron-AP]
• War on Women is 2012 Democratic Rallying Theme Against Republicans - [Bloomberg]
• Pomp and Circumstance: Young Women and the Future of Politics - [HuffingtonPost]
• Opinion: Run, Sarah and Michele, Run (The Daily Beast) - [Rocket News]
• How to Write About Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann Without Invoking a 'Catfight' - [Poynter.org]

2011 - May

• Two Women in a Political Race? Must Be a Catfight, According to Palin-Bachmann Buzz - 5/29/11, Canadian Press
• 'Motorcycle Mamas' No Sure Thing for 'Mama Grizzly' Palin - [McClatchy]
• GSC Hosting College, University Women from Around the State - [AccessNorthGA]
• When It's Time to Run for Office, Fewer Women Stand Up - [LA Times]
• ISU Catt Center Hopes Women are Ready to Take Advantage of New Political Opportunities - [The Iowa Independent]
• Will Mitch Daniels Run? Ask His Wife, Cheri - [National Journal]
• Why Do Few Indiana Women Hold High-Profile Political Seats? Politicians, Experts Weigh In On Gender Discrepancy - [The Indy Channel]
• In Nevada, an Abundance of Feminine Riches - [Roll Call]

2011 - April

• A Once-A-Decade Opportunity Awaits Latinas Wanting to Run for Public Office - [Latina Lista]
• Women Make Way to Public Office Through Leadership Summit - [The Auburn Plainsman]
• Correcting a Legislative Wrong - [The Gadsden Times]
• Redistricting Plan Hurts Women Lawmakers - [Today's Sunbeam]
• Analysis Finds State's Legislative Redistricting Has Big Impact on Female Lawmakers - [Star-Ledger]
• O'Brien: Why Men Love Gov. Christie But Women Not So Much - [Star-Ledger]
• Female Lawmakers Decry Lack of Women on Key Alabama Senate Committees - [Everything Albama]
• Women are 'Ready to Run' for the Top - [Vermont Cynic]
• Rivera Wants to See More Women in Office - [Legislative Gazette]
• Putting the 'Man' Back in Alder-man: Number of Women Serving in City Council Down 8 Percent - [Medill Reports]
• For a Woman to Reach the White House, the 2012 Elections Will Be Key - [Washington Post Opinions]
• Kunin: Women Need to "Speak Up About the Issues of Our Time" - [VT Digger]

2011 - March

• Galvanizing Women Candidates - [National Journal]
• Sex and Power: Our society still values female sex symbols more than female leaders - [National Journal]
• Ferraro Faced Hurdles with Strength and Grace - [CNN Opinion]
• Female Workers Make Gains but Still Earn Less Than Men - [NewsOK]
• YWCA Luncheon Encourages Women to Seek Public Office - [JCOnline]
• Women's Vote Could Play Key ROle Tuesday in Tampa Mayor's Election - [St. Petersburg Times]
• The 2012 Project seeks Boomer women - [San Francisco Chronicle]
• Too Few Serving in Elective Office : Opinion Shop - [San Francisco Chronicle]
• Christie Faces Gender Gap as New Jersey Governor Steps Onto National Stage - [Bloomberg.com]
• Women Encouraged to Apply for Institute - [Sun Journal]
• Women in Politics: Groups Aim to Increase the Numbers in 2012 - [PoliticsDaily.com]
• 'Women for Public Office' Campaign Comes to Brookhaven Lab - [North Shore Sun]
• Christie as Popular as Obama, Less Among Women, Poll Says - [Bloomberg Businessweek]
• Around the Rotunda: Mail Voting Turnout Good for Special Elections - [Nebraska Journal Star]

2011 - February

• The 2012 Project Seeks Encore Women for Political Office - [Encore Careers]
• AAUW Speaker Hughes to Offer Advice for Female Candidates - [Lost Altos Town Crier]
• Sewell's Election a Reminder of Black Women's Progress, Struggle - [Montgomery Advertiser]
• Arab Muslim women embrace rewards and challenges of running for local office - [Medill Reports Chicago]
• Rutgers Seminar Preps Young Women for Politics - [Shore News Today]
• Capitol Comment: Scott's First Rejection - [Herald-Tribune]
• Presentation on 'The 2012 Project' at Brookhaven Lab, March 8 - [Brookhaven Laboratory News]
• Southward Advacates Better Representation - [NJToday.net]

2011 - January

• 2012 Project Teams up with Rachel's Network to Elect More Women with Environmental Expertise - [PR-USA.net]
• Girl power grows in Tennessee GOP - [The Daily Herald]
• TN Ranks Low in Female Officeholders - [The Tennessean]
• Christie's Family-First Defense for Blizzard Absence: No Woman Could Say
  That - [The Star-Ledger]
• A New Caregiving Role: Elected Official - [Minority Nurse Magazine]
• A Case for Women: The 2012 Project - [Green Leaves: Rachel's Network Newsletter]
• It Takes a Candidate - [Society of Women Engineers]
• The Gender Gap Lives - [Ms. Magazine]
• Wide Gender Gap Exists in Pennsylvania Politics - [The Patriot-News]
• South Carolina Women Gain Little Ground - [The Post and Courier]

2010 - December

• In the Alabama Legislature, Female Legislators Hit New High; Still Low in U.S. - [Birmingham News]
• Women: A Year in Review - [Huffington Post]
• Do You Have What It Takes to Be in Politics? - [2MinutesWith.com, audio]
• Women's Representation Takes Off in State Politics - [News-Leader]
• North Dakota Lags in Number of Female Lawmakers - [Forum of Fargo-Moorhead]
• Because We Can Do Better - [San Francisco Chronicle]
• Maine's Women Lawmakers Face Transition - [Portland Press Herald]
• 2010's Women Winners - and Losers - [Southern Political Report]
• Newly Elected Women Who Will Make History - [Human Events]
• Women Still Lag in Holding Office - [Asbury Park Press]

2010 - November

• Women Hold the Reins of Power in Plainfield - [Asbury Park Press]
• Has Women in Politics Changed? - [The DePaulia]
• Roby Already Making Impact - [The Wetumpka Herald]
• Project Aims to Get More Women to Run for Office - [Star Gazette]
• Patty Berg's Institute to Kick Off Training Session - [Contra Costa Times]
• GOP's Rural White Guys: The Night They Drove New Dixie Down - [AOL Politics Daily]
• Women in Congress Lose Ground in 2010 Elections - [U.S. News & World Report]
• Harvard College Women’s Center Sponsors Lecture on Women in Politics - [The Harvard Crimson]
• Despite New Female Faces in Congress, Numbers Decline - [CNN]
• Midterms a Mixed Bag for Women Candidates - [CNN]
• New York Times, Salon Analyses Refute Tropes About 'Year Of The Woman' - [Medical News Today]
• Reversing the Ebbing Tide of Elected Women - [Miller-McCune]
• The 2012 Project: Leveraging Redistricting for Women - [MSNBC-Moderate Voice]
• Election Victories: No Increase in Elected Women - [Women's Enews]
• Number of Women in State Legislatures Will Drop, But Missouri Bucked Trend - [Kansas City Star]
• Ohio’s First Female Speaker of the House, Jo Ann Davidson to Participate in Conference Call For Women To Run - [Writes Like She Talks Blog]
• Women Post Few Gains in Election - [Post-Gazette]
• Despite GOP Wins, Hill May See Fewer Women- [NPR News]
• 2010 Faltered as a New 'Year of the Woman' in Politics - [New York Times]
• Midterm Elections: Good and Bad News for Women - [AAUW Dialog]
• Lockhart Elected as Speaker of the House - [Daily-Herald]
• Status Quo Remains for Women in High Office - [Live Science]
• Mama Grizzlies Die Hard - [The Nation]
• Haley Elected S.C.'s First Female Governor - [The Post and Courier]
• Latinas and Other Women of Color Help Increase Presence of Females
  in Politics - [Latina Lista]
• Women and the Political Landscape: Unraveling Perplexing Issues - [The Huffington Post]
• Ups and Downs in the History of American Women's Suffrage - [L.A. Times]
• Born (Before 1965) To Run - [More Magazine]

2010 - October

• Five Myths about Female Candidates - [Washington Post]
• Why Did So Many Women Run in 2010? - [The Atlantic]
• Women's Press Club of NYS Urges Women to Vote in Upcoming Election - [Women's Press Club of New York State]
• How Sarah Palin has inspired an army of Republican women to run for office - [Washington Monthly]
• Will Women Lose Ground in National Politics in 2010 - [ABC News]
• The Future Is Decidedly Female - [Richmond Times-Dispatch]
• Is Tea Party to Blame If Women Lose Ground in DC? - [AM New York]
• Electable GOP Females Lag Democratic Counterparts - [NPR News]
• Gender Gap Could Give Dems Advantage in Elections - [KBOI News]
• 'Year of the Woman' Part II on Agenda for 2012 - [Women's Enews]
• Election 2010: The Year of the Woman? Not Exactly - [Women's Voices for Change]
  
• Rutgers poll: Women Vote According to Party, Not Gender - [WHYY News]
  
• Numbers Game Shows Women at Risk of Losing Seats in Legislature - [MetroWest Daily News]
• 'Year of the Woman' Part II on Agenda for 2012 - [Women's Enews]
• Democrats Lose Share of Women to GOP - [Courier Post]
• Year of the Woman? Apparently Not - [NPR]
• Rise of the Republican Women - [New York Post]
• The New Push for Women in Politics - [iVillage.com]
• 2010: Not Year of the Woman - [Fiscal Times]
• Media Spins Predicted Dem Losses as Hit for Women - [Big Journalism]
• Democrats in Tight Races Put Focus on Abortion Rights - [New York Times]
• Tea Party Could Change the Score, Long Term - [Women's Enews]
• Expect Fewer Women in Congress Next Year - [Mother Jones]
• Elections are Likely to Trim Number of Women in Congress - [USA Today]
• The 2012 Project: Women on Your Marks, Get Set, Run (For Office)! - [Ms Magazine]
• Ninety-nine New Reasons to Vote Next Month - [Glamour Magazine]
• The GOP is Fielding More Minorities, as Well as Women, for Office - [Politics Daily AOL News]

2010 - September

• In New York, Standing by Men, Not Governing with Them - [New York Times]
• Sex and the GOP - [The Nation]
• Women's Groups Battle Sexism in Politics - [Winston-Salem Journal]
• The New Face of Politics - [AARP Magazine]
• Backers Say Warren Has Time to Make Her Mark - [Women's Enews]
• Iowans Push for Women Lawmakers - [Omaha World-Herald]
• How Many Women are Running for Congress in 2010? - [About.com - Women's Issues]
• Heitkamp Urges Youth, Women to Run for Office - [The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead]
• California Nurses Ambush Whitman's Governor Bid - [Women's Enews]
• A Slowed Climb Past the Glass Ceiling - [CQ Politics]
• Young African-American Women Leaders - [The Network Journal]

2010 - August

• 19th Amendment Shapes Elections 90 Years Later - [Athens Banner-Herald]
• The women's vote: The first 90 years - [The Star-Ledger]
• Today marks 90th anniversary of women's right to vote, but there’s still
  work to do - [Patriot-News]
• OUR VIEW — Women’s voices still aren’t fully heard in local government - [Holland Sentinel]
• 90 years after suffrage, Gloucester County political women reflect - [Glouster County Times]
• Women's vote marks 90 years - [Fort Wayne Journal Gazette]
• 90 Years Later: Women Vote More Often Than Men - [ABC News]
• 2012 Project takes aim at recruiting female candidates - [Toledo Blade]
• If women ruled the world... - [Lubbock Avalanche Journal]
• 90 years ago women gained the right to vote - [Metro West Daily News]
• Is 2010 the Year of Republican Women, or Women’s Decline? - [US News and World Report]
• U.S. Women Getting Political Clout - [UPI]
• A Breakthrough for the GOP: More Women Running - [Time]
• 19th Amendment: How far have women in politics come since 1920? - [Christian Science Monitor]
• Beyond Gender to Agenda - [Tulsa World]
• Republican Women Asked to Up Support - [Augusta Chronicle]
• Do We Need More Women in Politics? - [CNN video]
• Kentucky women- supporting roles in politics - [West Kentucky Journal of Politics and Issues]
• Margaret Chase Smith paved the way, but will the governor's mansion remain elusive? - [Bangor Daily News]
• In Case you Missed It - Project Recruiting Women Candidates - [The Post and Courier]
• Project Seeks to Woo More Females to Politics - [San Francisco Chronicle]
• 2012 Project hopes to recruit new generation of female
  candidates - [Washington Post]
• Election shows how far state has come, just go - [Muskogee Phoenix]
• Women out-vote men, but men still in charge - [St. Augustine Record]

2010 - July

• Is It Really the Year of the Republican Woman? - [ABC News]
• Historic election: Oklahoma governor a race between two women - [Tulsa World]
• Oklahoma's governor's race: cracks in the glass ceiling - [Washington Post]
• Eight states could end up electing their first female governor - [NBC News]
• For GOP women, 2010 may not be their year - [Los Angeles Times]
• Women Should Set Their Sights on 2012 - [Huffington Post]
• Women advancing in politics - [Hattiesburg American]
• SC group asks next gov to put more women in charge - [The Sun News]
• Fisher: Looking for a fewgood female candidates - [Mercury News]
• Women in State Government - [The Council of State Governments]

2010 - June

• An Open Letter from WomenCount - [WomenCount]
• The New Conservative Feminist Movement - [US News & World Report]
• Women pounding on governor mansions' glass ceilings - [USA Today]
• Long way to go for women in politics - [MyCentralJersey.com]
• Are California's GOP women the start of a political trend? - [Pittsburgh Post Gazette]
• No break, and no niceties, in general election races - [LA Times]
• Women scarce on Sunday shows - [Politico]
• GOP women a rising force in the party - [The Boston Globe]
• Raasch: Political glass ceiling shatters across the U.S. - Sious Falls Argus Leader
• Year of the political woman redux? Looks that way - Associated Press
• Why Don't We Have More Women Politicians? - The Good Blog
• Despite Haley Victory, No "Year of the Woman" - Augusta Chronicle
• In primaries, female candidates didn't make gender an issue - Washington Post
• The Female Obama - [Yahoo News Daily Beast]
• A Little Gab, a Little Politics - Wall Street Journal
• No new dawn for women in politics - CNN
• Women Candidates Play Major Role in 2010 - USA Today
• Women's leadership conference empowers many - The Daily Iowan
• New Mexico to Elect First Female Governor in Third-Ever 2-Woman Gubernatorial Race - [Women'sIssues.About.com]
• Stagnating Gains for Women in Politics - [Miller-McCune.com]
• NPR Examines Growing Number Of Female GOP Candidates - [MedicalNewsToday.com]
• Martinez wins NM GOP gubernatorial primary - [Silver City Sun-News]
• Denish vs. Martinez for New Mexico Governor: A Rare 2-Woman Race - [PoliticsDaily.com]
• For Republican Women, 2010 is Already a Huge Year - [NPR]
• Sewell Turns Alabama House Race Into a Dead Heat - [WomensEnews.com]

2010 - May

• More women on the BOE than ever before - [NorthJersey.com]
• FMF President Smeal Receives Honorary Doctorate, Delivers Rutgers
  Commencement Speech - [Ms. Magazine]
• Michigan women try to break U.S. House barrier - [The Detroit News]

2010 - April

• Record numbers of GOP women campaigning for House seats - [Washington Post]
• The Republican Army of Moms - [New Ledger]
• Newark's female politicians aim to shatter the glass ceiling - [Star Ledger]
• Training inspires woman’s run for town council - [New Jersey Jewish News]

2010 - March

• How about a little XX to go with all that XY? - [Blue Oregon]
• Leading women to run and win - [NorthJersey.com]
• Pelosi's Triumph: 'It's Personal for Women' - [NPR]
• A new push against Hyde amendment faces some high hurdles - [Washington Post]
• Linda McMahon has GOP Women in Her Corner - [The Hartford Courant]
• Attitudes toward women in N.J. politics are changing - [Star Ledger]
• GOP Women Update - Senate - [Boston Phoenix]
• Women reservation bill: India sets quota for female lawmakers - [The Christian Science Monitor]

2010 - February

• Women get political short shrift - [Hunterdon Review]
• John Baer: It's time for a woman's touch - in Pa.'s Legislature - [Philadelphia Daily News]
• Study: Women underrepresented in state government - [North Jersey Online]

2010 - January

• America's Sexist Man vs. Plain Jane: Sexism and the Massachusetts U.S. Senate Election - [New Jersey Newsroom]
• Making Georgia history, Jones still answers to Mom - [The Macon Telegraph]
• A First for New Jersey - [Cherry Hill Sun]
• Women leaders gain ground in NJ politics - [Daily Targum]
• Is Oakland Ready? Jean Quan Hopes to Crack Mayoral Glass Ceiling - [Politics Daily]
• Legislative gains for women - [My Central Jersey]

2009 - December

• Women Carry Corporate Success to Campaigns - [CQ Politics]
• Mammograms as political weapon - [Politico.com]
• Where will we be in 2010? Still looking in rearview mirror? - [The Tribune-Democrat]
  

2009 - November

• Whitman Courting Women Voters in Governor's Race - [CBS5 Local News]
• Congress honors New Hampshire for political milestone - [USA Today]
• Women working to attain equality in politics - [San Francisco Chronicle]
• Women continue to lose ground in local politics - [The Leader]
• Election 2010: Women rise to the challenge - [San Francisco Chronicle]
• Teen girls get personal look at political system - [Arizona Daily Star]
• Women: Corzine's Contributions - [NorthJersey.com]
• The GOP's women problem - [Politico.com]
• New Jersey Elects Woman as First Lieutenant Governor, but Women Lose Ground in State Legislature - [Rutgers Media]

2009 - October

• Will St. Petersburg female voters rally behind Kathleen Ford? - [St. Petersburg Times]
• N.J. lieutenant governor debate is tonight - [Daily Journal]

2009 - September

• Bay State women propel Coakley [Politico.com]

2009 -August

• In Loretta Weinberg, Corzine taps an outspoken, progressive and sometimes stubborn running mate [NJ.com]
• Unprecedented role for Lt. Gov. candidate Kim Guadagno [NJ.com]
• N.J. Gov turns to ‘feisty Jewish grandmother’ [Capital J]

2009 - July

• Hitting the Glass Dome [State Legislatures Magazine]
• The Granite State's New, Softer Look [State Legislatures Magazine]
• Maine's Main Women [State Legislatures Magazine]
• Why GOP is trending away from women in state legislatures [Christian Science Monitor]
• The Next Lieutenant Governor? [NorthJersey.com]
• Sonia Sotomayor’s historic trial by Senate fire about to begin [Christian Science Monitor]
• Women's groups quiet on Sotomayer [Examiner.com]
• You Want to Run for Office. Now What? [Forbes]

2009 - June

• Why so few women in infidelity club? [Politico]
• Sarah Palin, Michele Obama and Hillary Clinton Finally Get Together... For a Comic Book [MTVSPlashPage]
• Detractors playing game of ignorance [Coloradoan]
• Learning from a Leader [Iowa City Press-Citizen]
• All it Took Was 300 Years [Philadelphia Daily News Online]

2009 - May

• Program encourages women to lead [Iowa City Press-Citizen]
• Reception to focus on increasing the number of women in politics and public service [The Norman Transcript]

2009 - April

• News for Women's History [KYW News Radio online]

2009 - March

• Female Candidates Enter 2009 Campaign Queue [Women's Enews]
• Leading the Way: Training Women for Political Careers [Washington Post Magazine Interview]
• Politician Juggles Newborn, Miami Commission Post [Miami Herald]
• Women Add Varied Views to Arizona's Legislative Process [Tucson Citizen]

2009 - February

• Highland Park Mayor to Lead U.S. Delegation to U.N. Panel [The Star-Ledger]
• A Senate Run for Allyson Schwartz? Don't Think So [Philadelphia Daily News]
• Defending the New Generation of Driven, Sharp-Elbowed Female Politicians [The New Republic]
• Ohio Legislature, Especially on GOP Side, is Boys Town [Cleveland Plain Dealer]
• Women are Underrepresented in Congress [Montana Kaimin]
  

2009 - January

• Union Women Eager for Solis to Start Her Work [Political Affairs]
• Jackson County Official Plays Phone Tag with Obama [Telegraph Herald]
• More is Not Enough When It Comes to Women in Leadership [Detroit Free Press]
• The Young Mothers of Capitol Hill [Philadelphia Inquirer]
• 1st Democratic Maine Congresswoman Sworn In [Foster's Daily Democrat]
• A Woman's Place is on the County Board [The Journal News]
• Female Leaders: More is Not Enough - Detroit Free Press
• Number of Female Lawmakers Grows [The Patriot-News]

 
2008 - December

• Women and Politics: To Win You Have to Run [NJ Jewish News]
• Long Road Ahead For Women Seeking Office [National Journal]
• Women rule! N.H. Senate Hits National Milestone for Gender [Foster's Daily Democrat]
• Ritter Seeks Input - Wants Public to Weigh in on Salazar's Replacement [Denver Dailey News]
• Yes, Caroline Kennedy is Qualified [The Star Ledger]
• Women Inspired by Gains in Government [Democrat and Chronicle]
• 78th Woman Goes to Congress [Women's Law Project Blog]
• Election Update - Kilroy Wins Ohio's 15th District Race [Ohio St. Univ. - Inst. on Women]
• A Mixed Bag for Women This Election Year [Associated Press]
• Gender Gap Still Exists in U.S. Politics [OColly.com - OK State Univ.]
• Number of Female State Legislators is Up [Pittsburgh Women's Blogging Society]
• U.S. Sen. Bob Casey and U.S. Rep. Charlie Dent weigh in on Obama's selection of Hillary Clinton for Cabinet [The Express-Times]
• Women See Clinton Job as Triumph, Disappointment [The Star]

2008 - November

• Is Michelle Obama the Next Hillary Clinton, Laura Bush or Jacqueline Kennedy? [AM New York]
• Maine Racks Up Electoral Firsts for Women [Fosters.com]
• A Name to Be Reckoned With [The National]
• Record Number of Women to Serve in Congress [Chicago Sun-Times]
• 'Sexism's Coming Out Party' [Wall Street Journal]
• Female Majority to Control N.H. Senate [Womens Enews]
• No Breakthrough for Women Politicians [Washington Post Writers Group]
• Denogean: Political Glass Ceiling Cracked, not Shattered [Tucson Citizen]
• Colorado Tops Percentage of Women State Legislators as Gains Inch Forward [Colorado Independent]
• Women Make Modest Gains in Election 2008 [Christian Science Monitor]
• The Barracuda was Part of a Sea Change [Kansas City Star]
• Women Gaining Political Power [CNNPolitics.com]
• Despite Presidential Losses, Women in Politics Score Gains [Detroit Free Press]
• Is Glass Ceiling Intact? Incumbency Seems to be Biggest Block to Getting Women Elected [Dallas Morning News]
• Women's Support Proves Key in Battlegrounds [MSNBC]

 
2008 - October

• White Women Show Stronger Support for Democratic Ticket than in 2004; Gender Gaps Remain in National and Battleground State Polls [Wall Street Journal Market Watch]
• CAWP Women's Vote Watch Audio Press Conference (.mp3) [October 30, 2008]
• Women's Strides Put Tracks on N.C. Ballot [The News & Observer]
• Election Will Decide of SC Senate Becomes All Male [SouthCarolinaNow]
• Poll: Majority of Undecided Voters are Women [Media General]
• Women Are Majority of Undecided Voters; Gender Gap Persists in National and State Polls [Wall Street Journal]
• Don't Forget about Joan the Survivor [Miami Herald]
• When XX Marks The Ballot: Six Gender Myths [MSNBC]
• Pander to Them at Your Own Peril [The Star-Ledger]
• Women Voters: Hard to Get [The Economist]
• Pricey New Duds Aren't Helping Palin in the Polls [San Franciso Chronicle]
• With 4 States at Stake, Female Govs Play Defense [Women's Enews]
• U.S. Senate Candidate, and Heir to 'He-coon?' [Herald Tribune]
• Présidentielle 2008 Ce que Veulent les Femmes [Le Monde]
• The Future is Now for Young Voters [The Times of Trenton]
• Palin, Clinton Have One Thing in Common [The Orbis, Vanderbilt]
• Oregon Women: Hear Their Voices Roar [Oregon News]
• With Palin Effect Fading, Polls Find Women Sticking with Obama in Swing States [U.S. News & World Report]
• CAWP Women's Vote Watch Audio Press Conference [October 7, 2008]
• The Gender Gap Widens in Favor of Obama [Dallas Morning News]
• Palin Effect Not Long Lasting [Politico.com]
• 'Gender-Gap' Favoring Obama: Experts [Chicago Tribune Online]
• Palin Effect Not Long Lasting [WFAA News8.com]
• Palin to Debate as Edge Wains Among "Wal-Mart" Moms [Bloomberg Press]

 
2008 - September

• Palin Remains Slow to Warm to News Media [The Miami Herald]
• Michelle Obama on the Trail (video) [CNN Video]
• Campaigns Wage Intense Battle for Women's Vote [Kansas City Star]
• Women Voters Could be Key to Presidential Race [The Christian Science Monitor]
• Gender politics in Ohio: Clinton mostly ignores Palin [AZ Central]
• From Seneca Falls to … Sarah Palin? [Newsweek]
• Both Sides Seeking to Be What Women Want [The New York Times]
• Did Palin Give McCain a Boost with Women? [Globe and Mail]
• The Woman Factor [NorthJersey.com]
• For Women, Work and Family Create Political Minefield [The Oregonian]
• Presidential Candidates Mind the Gender Gap [St. Louis Post Dispatch]
• Most Clinton Backers Say Palin's Too Far a Stretch [Associated Press]
• Women Crowd North Carolina Ballots [The News & Observer]
• Can Palin's Rise Lift the Boats for GOP Women? [National Journal]
• Clinton Aides: Palin Treatment Sexist [Politico]
• Polls: Obama Makes Inroads with Clinton Supporters [Newsday]
• Palin Gives Boost, But Questions, Too [The Philadelphia Inquirer]
• Cindy McCain Carves Out Traditional Role [USA Today]
• Scrutiny of Palin Poses Risks for GOP and Dems [SFGate.com]
   

2008 - August

• Some Analysts Doubt Pick with Boost the GOP [The Star-Ledger]
• McCain, Obama Strive to Gather Most Post-Convention Momentum [The Press of Atlantic City]
• Can You Cross Out ‘Hillary’ and Write ‘Sarah’? [The New York Times]
• McCain VP Pick Now has Obama Camp Watching Its Words [Newsday]
• McCain's Baked Alaska [The New York Times Op-Ed]
• Alaska's Palin Comes from Tough Western Stock [Burlington Free Press]
• 2nd UPDATE:McCain VP Choice Marks Bid To Reach Clinton Voters [CNN Money]
• UPDATE: McCain VP Choice Marks Bid To Reach Clinton Voters [CNN Money]
• McCain Picks Female Alaska Governor as Running Mate [The National]
• Hudson GOP Leaders Praise Palin as McCain VP Pick [The Star-Ledger]
• McCain’s ‘Bold Choice’ of Running Mate Stuns Many [The Kansas City Star]
• Many Clinton Backers Reluctant to Switch [Detroit Free Press]
• McCaskill’s Convention Speech Brings Her Home State into National
  Spotlight [The Kansas City Star]
• Poll: Obama Holds Significant Lead Over McCain Among Young
  Female Voters [The Kansas City Star]
• Women in Government Are on the Rise! [The Atlantic County Woman]
• The Cities Where Women Rule [Time Magazine (online)]
• Rutgers Center Keeps Tabs on Down-Ticket Women [Women's eNews]
• Making Strides: Women Gaining in Politics, but Still Underrepresented [(Alabama) Times Daily]
  
  

2008 – July

• In Fundraising Ranks, A Gender Gap is Showing [USA Today]
  
• Potomac Fever: Two Women Challenge House Incumbents [Des Moines Register]
• Obama Lobbies for Women’s Vote [Los Angeles Times]

2008 – June

• Political News and Notes: Female Vote: No Easy Road for Hopefuls [Detroit Free Press]
• Caroline Kennedy's New Profile: Politics [USA Today]
• Obama, McCain Hope to Get Clinton's Female Supporters in Their Camps [Dallas Morning News]
• A College Leadership Program Helps a Mother Consider Politics [Chronicle of Higher Education]
• McCain Woos Clinton’s Female Supporters [All Things Considered, NPR]
• Clintons’ Role in the Race [Minnesota Public Radio]
• Women Reflect on Clinton's Historic Run for Presidency [South Florida Sun Sentinel]
• With Clinton, End of Line for a Woman Who 'Is the Line' [LA Times]
• Opportunity For McCain Among Women Voters? [Chicago Tribune]
• Women Voters Lining Up Behind Obama [LA Times]
• Clinton Suspends Historic Campaign [Marketwatch]
• Women View Clinton Withdrawal with Sorrow, Pride [Reuters]
• If Not Clinton, Who Could Be Madame President? [USA Today]
• Even in Defeat, Victory [The Philadelphia Inquirer]
• After Her Loss to Obama, Clinton Has Many Options [U.S. News and World Report]
• How Obama Won Nomination; How He Can Win Election [Newsday]
• Pingree Eyes Spot in Maine history with Congress Seat [Bangor Daily News]
• Obama Veepstakes: Sebelius? [Miami Herald]
• Hillary’s History? [Belfast Telegraph]
• Sebelius as VP Pick Gets Mixed Review [The Kansas City Star]
• Gregoire on White House Lists [The Olympian (WA)]
• Rough Economy Leaves Women Looking Out for No. 1 [Women's eNews]
• Breaking the Glass Ceiling [Politico]

 

2008 - May

• Madam President? Only a Few Women Seem to be on Possible Presidential Track [Chicago Tribune]
• Women Leaders in the Making [Portland State Magazine]
• Women Still Vying for Leadership Spots [Tell Me More, NPR]
• Clinton, Obama Each Win One [Women's eNews]

2008 - April

• New High for Political Women [Women's eNews]
• Comcast Newsmakers Discusses CAWP's Ready to Run Program [April 28, 2008 - video]

2008 – March

• Asian-American Women Dip Their Toes into U.S. Politics [America.gov]
• Why Do Political Wives Stand by Their Men? [San Francisco Chronicle]
• Battle Lines Harden on the Gender Front [Globe and Mail]

2008 – February

• Ted Kennedy and the Gap [The New York Times]

2007 – December

• Oprah Effect Didn't Really Sway Voters [Chicago Sun-Times]

2007 – October

• Democratic Candidates Boosted by Female Voters [Dallas Morning News]
• Now This Is Woman's Work [Newsweek]
• Operation Pipeline: Women in Politics [MORE Magazine]

2007 – September

• S.C. Voters Not Too Warm Toward Women [The State]

2007 – June

• Women’s Vote Is a Big Factor in 2008 [Fort Worth Star-Telegram]

2007 – May

• Power Corridors Give Way Slowly: Female Politicians Face Multiple Hurdles [Chicago Tribune]
• A Royal Lesson for Clinton? French Candidate's Loss Shows Need to Balance Gender-Based Appeal [The Wall Street Journal]
• U.S. System Trips Up Women Seeking Presidency [The Washington Post]

2007 – April

• After Adopting Term Limits, State Lose Female Legislators [The Washington Post]
  
  

2007 – March

• Leading Ladies: Rutgers’ Debbie Walsh [Leading Ladies, NPR]
• In Pelosi Era, Women Still Lag in Legislatures [USA Today]

2007 – February

• In State Legislatures, Democrats Are Pushing Toward Parity Between the Sexes [The New York Times]

2007 – January

• What Will Pelosi Do? [Fort Worth Star-Telegram]
• Nancy Pelosi: Two Heartbeats from the Presidency [ABC News]