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By Kathy Groob • 10 years ago

“Raising Ms. President” Documentary Producers Seeking Funds to Complete Production

By Kathy Groob, Founder ElectWomen – Film director Kiley Parker of Kentucky has been working for three years to film a story about why more women do not run for office and what’s being done to change that.  Her documentary film project, Raising Ms. President, speaks directly to the younger generation of women about the positive impact more women in politics would make upon our nation.

“Raising Ms. President has taken us across the country looking for answers as to why women don’t run for office and what can be done to encourage more women to run in the United States,” says filmmaker Kiley Parker. “Back in 2010 we felt this issue was worth a deeper look and what we discovered are some astonishing answers to questions that have been asked for decades.”

Parker has partnered with the non-profit organization, Running Start for an outreach and education campaign and will be screening a sneak peak preview of the documentary during the upcoming Young Women’s Political Summit on July 13, 2013 in Washington D.C.  Watch the trailer here.

First, Kiley Parker and her company ParkerLane LLC, must raise the funds to complete the production of the film.  Launching a Kickstarter campaign, Parker hopes to raise the finishing funds necessary to complete the film. She’s asking women in politics supporters to help spread the word about the film through social media sites: Kickstarter, Website, Facebook and Twitter.  The goal is ...
By Kathy Groob • 11 years ago

When did St. Patrick’s day parades become so exclusive?

Let me start by saying, “I’ve got Irish blood in me.”  All my ancestors came across the pond on boats bound for American from their homeland of Ireland.  Although I don’t partake in green beer and drunken buffoonery often synonymous with St. Patty’s Day, I enjoy the pipes, kilts and green parade festivities of St. Patrick’s Day.  Hey, it’s a day when we’re all Irish, right?  Wrong.

In cities across America, parade organizers have excluded LGBT participants from marching, causing some women candidates to stay away from St. Patrick’s Day parades.  Boston City Councilor Ayanna Pressley did not participate in the South Boston parade this year because of its “exclusion of LGBT groups.”

In Cincinnati, Vice Mayor and current candidate for mayor, ...

Let me start by saying, “I’ve got Irish blood in me.”  All my ancestors came across the pond on boats bound for American from their homeland of Ireland.  Although I don’t partake in green beer and drunken ...
By Kathy Groob • 11 years ago

Hillary Clinton’s last day, but not last act

By Kathy Groob, Founder ElectWomen.com 

The other day was the final day of Hillary Clinton’s tenure as United States Secretary of State. She steps down as the President’s chief foreign affairs advisor with high praise and respect. Hoping to catch up on much needed rest and sleep, Secretary Clinton did not completely close the door to another presidential run in 2016.

Maybe by the end of next week Hillary will be spotted in a grocery store or hair salon, doing something normal that most women take for granted. She will have time to watch episodes of Homeland and maybe even watch a Lifetime movie or two. By the end of the month ...

By Kathy Groob, Founder ElectWomen.com 

The other day was the final day of Hillary Clinton’s tenure as United States Secretary of State. She steps down as the President’s chief foreign affairs ...
By Kathy Groob • 12 years ago

It’s time to call it what it is – Sexism!

It’s only golf.  What’s the Fuss About Augusta National Excluding Women?

By Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine – It’s not politics, but in a way this type of open discrimination against women affects all women and reinforces negative stereotypes and the premise that women should be excluded from “certain things”.

The controversy is driven by Augusta National golf club’s refusal to allow women to become members of the club.  This policy includes I.B.M.’s new chief executive, Virginia Rometty.  I.B.M. is a major sponsor of the Masters Tournament and typically sponsor CEOs are offered a membership.  So far Rometty has not been offered a membership.

Is it just a boys’ club thing?  Certainly most golf clubs invite women to become members so why the ...

It’s only golf.  What’s the Fuss About Augusta National Excluding Women?

By Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine – It’s not politics, but in a way this type of open discrimination against women affects all women and reinforces negative ...
By Kathy Groob • 12 years ago

51 women leaders join together for political parity

Women’s Leadership Team Launches National Campaign To Double Number of Women in Politics

By Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine – Political Parity, a nonpartisan initiative of 51 women leaders, held a briefing and roundtable announcing a new national campaign to double the number of women in the U.S. House and Senate and among Governors.

Leading the initiative are former US Ambassador to Austria Swanee Hunt and former Lt. Governor of Massachusetts Kerry Healey.  “The mission of the organization is to double the number of women in Congress and women governors in ten years – by 2022,” says Deputy Director, Taylor Woods-Gauthier.

What began as a conversation among a dozen or so women, has lead to a 51-member leadership organization that is focused ...

Women’s Leadership Team Launches National Campaign To Double Number of Women in Politics

By Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine – Political Parity, a nonpartisan initiative of 51 women leaders, held a briefing and roundtable announcing a new ...
By Kathy Groob • 12 years ago

How would a female presidential candidate fare if she had Newt’s fidelity problem?

By Kathy Groob, ElectWomen Magazine

Clearly the religious right doesn’t care about the sanctity of marriage as long as it’s between a man and a woman.  When South Carolina Republicans voted overwhelmingly for Newt Gingrich on Saturday, they proved that infidelity and divorce, even multiple times, isn’t enough to keep a candidate out of the White House.  What if the candidate was a woman?

Would a female candidate for president have a chance if she had been married three times?  Had extramarital affairs with much younger men while being married to their husbands?  Would a woman be held to the same lax moral standards that South Carolinians have held for their nominee, Newt Gingrich?

South ...

By Kathy Groob, ElectWomen Magazine

Clearly the religious right doesn’t care about the sanctity of marriage as long as it’s between a man and a woman.  When South Carolina Republicans voted overwhelmingly for Newt ...
By Kathy Groob • 12 years ago

Kathy Groob: Women don’t get elected for simple reason – they just don’t run

“Gender gap in political ambition is virtually the same as it was a decade ago.”

– Lawless & Fox, 2012

By Kathy Groob

KyForward contributor

It’s not just Kentucky. With just 17% of the members of Congress representing the female gender, the United States has a systemic problem—there aren’t enough women serving in elected office. More than 50 countries rank higher than the United States in women’s elected representation; we come in at 91st place. In Kentucky where women represent 53 percent of the voting population, women are just 18 percent of the members of the General Assembly.

Universities, organizations and individual foundations such as The Barbara Lee Family Foundation have spent thousands of dollars and beaucoup hours studying the reasons why the ...

“Gender gap in political ambition is virtually the same as it was a decade ago.”

– Lawless & Fox, 2012

By Kathy Groob

KyForward contributor

It’s not just Kentucky. With just 17% of the members of Congress representing the ...
By Kathy Groob • 12 years ago

Sexism in the media – year in review

Name it. Change it. – Every year we like to evaluate the trends we’ve seen in political media coverage of women politicians and candidates. Sadly, in the year 2011 we found no limit to how demeaning or insulting some media outlets and personalities felt they needed to be towards women. No one says media pundits have to like the policies or actions of every female politician, but the Name It. Change It. project is about pointing out sheer misogyny disguised as mere criticism.

Throughout 2011 former Governor Sarah Palin flirted with the idea of running for president. She ultimately decided not to, making her no different than many other candidates, but some pundits and comedians, in expressing their ...

Name it. Change it. – Every year we like to evaluate the trends we’ve seen in political media coverage of women politicians and candidates. Sadly, in the year 2011 we found no limit to how demeaning ...

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