March 2012
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In My Opinion- Weekly Press Roundup By April...
In My Opinion is a weekly segment in which Interns and Staff at The White House Project comment on recent issues and articles important to their individual leadership.
Title: Parity in Politics: Why Women Don’t Want It Author: Kathleen Schafer
There’s an obvious absence of women in American politics as compared to men – but why? Schafer acknowledges the reasons we hear most often, such as...
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Don’t Wait For Change – Be It!
There’s been discussion on the Huffington Post lately about the lack of central (Gloria Steinem-esque) figures in the women’s equality movement. My main resulting question is, do we even need one?
Pat Mitchell, CEO of The Paley Center for Media, called for all U.S. female leaders to be involved in gender justice movements because those women earned those top spots, they wouldn’t be maxing out...
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Promoting Women: Women Who Have Impacted Us
“Rebel Girl Rebel Girl, you are the queen of my world” — Bikini Kill
As Women’s History Month comes to an end, I believe it is important for each of us to pay homage to a woman who has had a unique place in our development as woman-identified-women. These women are generally the unseen or under-recognized heroines in our personal lives, most likely a woman who has made us into...
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Women Who Inspire Us: The Women We Work With
Every Tuesday we have been featuring women who inspire us. While so much focus has been placed on women in the news and women in history, we cannot forget to find inspiration in the women around us and faith in ourselves. Angela’s words below reflect questions and frustrations we all have, but we also find her story inspiring as she is willing to pursue her education, find ways to balance a...
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Women's Sports and Self-Empowerment
In an interview just posted by ESPN, earlier this month President Obama took a minute to speak about women, sports, and Title IX. His interview is spot on as he reiterates that “And, so, for those of us who grew up just as Title IX was taking off, to see the development of women’s role models in sports, and for girls to know they excelled in something, there would be a spot for them in...
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In My Opinion- Weekly Press Roundup By April...
In My Opinion is a weekly segment in which Interns and Staff at The White House Project comment on recent issues and articles important to their individual leadership.
Shining Shoes Best Way Wall Street Women Outearn Men Frank Bass
Men get paid more than women in 264 out of 265 major occupations. The exception? The service industry, where women get $1.02 to every $1 that men make. The lead...
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The Complicated Issue of Stereotypes
Stereotypes are the characters that provide our world with background noise, in that we take them for granted as true unless they’re brought to our conscious attention. I’ve encountered my fair share of gender-based discriminatory language, and it’s always difficult to find a way to address it without being written off as overreacting or hypersensitive.
I’ve been involved with drumline in...
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Promoting Women Everywhere: Learning from the...
In light of Women’s History Month I found myself pondering on women’s position in politics back home. Home is the Seychelles Islands, located off the East coast of Africa and just south of the Equator. Seychelles is mostly known as a tourist destination and it seems like half a world away. So what would this island gal know about women and politics or gender equality? Surely gender disparity is...
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Women Who Inspire Us: Admiral Grace Hopper
Admiral Grace Hopper nee Murray (1906-1992) is a woman of rare accomplishments who inspires us because she pursued her interests without reference to her gender. She is one of the earliest contributors to the field of computer science, male or female, and one of the first women to make a career in the Navy. She is the co-creator of the COBOL computer language, and coiner of the term “debugging.”...
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The Power of Language in Gender Stereotypes
How many times have you heard some variation on “Let’s play hardball!” in political or business arenas? The assumption behind this is that “hard” is more “real” – faster-paced, and more risk of danger. Not incidentally, girls play softball and boys play hardball. The language of hard vs. soft, real vs. fake is instilled from Little League days on into adult lives, and we’re taught that “soft” is...
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Trailblazers of the 19th and 20th Century
In the 2008 presidential election, Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin put more of the spotlight on women in politics (or lack thereof). Had either of their campaigns succeeded, one of them would have been the most powerful woman in American history. But they weren’t the first women to blaze that campaign trail – there has been a handful of extraordinary women in the 19th and 20th centuries that...
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Some Good News Out of the Women's Sports World
If you talk to Katie in our Colorado office, no matter the conversation, you might hear a lot about soccer, maybe the Bachelor, and soccer. And it’s not that we don’t love hearing about it (we love that everyone at TWHP has that one thing they care about), but this week we are thrilled she is sharing her passion for soccer in a great Op-Ed featured on The Huffington Post. Katie...
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Women Who Inspire Us Part II
This week, if you have seen any bit of news, we hope you have seen some of the women who are inspiring us today! They prove that no matter your age or your background all women have it in them to be do what many never thought possible.
Stephanie Decker: Decker, who has been in the media for placing herself in front of her two children, saving their lives during last week’s tornado, says...
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A Call to Today's Girls: Be the Exception
Today is The Girl Scouts 100th birthday, and to celebrate (aside from eating a questionable amount of Thin Mints) I’d like to talk about girls in the media —teenagers, specifically— because they are our future leaders- a promising generation that could achieve gender parity for good. But here’s the problem - contrast that idea of future leaders with the image of a typical...
In My Opinion- Weekly Press Roundup By April...
In My Opinion is a weekly segment in which Interns and Staff at The White House Project comment on recent issues and articles important to their individual leadership.
Soraya Chemaly ushered in Women’s History Month on the Huffington Post with an extended manifesto on women in current politics and the organizations pushing toward gender parity, calling for women (“and the men who get it”) to: 1....
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International Women's Day: How We are Celebrating
“If you feel strongly about a particular situation or practice, follow your heart. Often you will find others who have been looking for the same courage to speak out about the same subject. The more of you who collaborate together, the better and stronger you will be.” - Edna Adan (former first lady of Somalia)
This great quote that we found in today’s Huffington Post article...
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How are You Celebrating?
Looking for ways to celebrate International Women’s Day tomorrow? We’ve got you covered! Here are some exciting events taking place across all across the country.
RECOGNIZING WOMEN LEADERS FIGHTING HUNGER AND POVERTY, LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY When: 8 March 2012 Where: St. Francis College NY 180 Remsen Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201 About: An event intended to recognize the contributions of...
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Women Who Inspire Us
During Women’s History Month we at The White House Project think it is equally important to recognize the women around us making history today. Each day we hear dozens of amazing and inspiring stories from our alumnae as well as other community activists, business women, and aspiring politicians. Here is who we celebrate today:
Claudia Folska: This story came to us from Colorado where Folska,...
Women At Work During World War II →
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From the article: March is Women’s History Month, so let’s celebrate by looking at 30 full color photographs of American women who went to work in factories during World War II. Shall we?
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Time for Women in Hollywood to be the Rule, not...
Smart, kind, and important – these are the traits that Viola Davis, playing housemaid Abileen Clark, drives home in the beginning of The Help. There are many power and racial dynamics at play from the onset of the film, which have garnered lots of critical attention for the film. But ultimately, the story’s heart is about female relations in any capacity (mothers, daughters, friends, sisters) that...
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In My Opinion- Weekly Press Roundup By Sara...
In My Opinion is a weekly segment in which Interns and Staff at The White House Project comment on recent issues and articles important to their individual leadership.
1.) “Women’s Colleges Tap Underutilized Leadership Talent”
Written By Helen Drinan, President Simmons College
In this article, Author Helen Drinan explains how women’s colleges offer a safe place for young women to explore...
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In Celebration of Women’s History Month
“I always feel the movement is a sort of mosaic. Each of us puts in one little stone, and then you get a great mosaic at the end.”—Alice Paul, Suffragist
All March we will be celebrating Women’s History Month. This year’s theme is Women’s Education – Women’s Empowerment. We love the message that education (and not just about how to balance books and not burn dinner!) is important to empowering...
