What I LOVE:
Today's news brought several incredible news stories involving women being recognized for their leadership and potential leadership.
First the first woman president of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, won the Nobel prize for peace today. Johnson Sirleaf won the prize along with peace activist, Leyma Gbowee, also of Liberia, and democracy activist Tawakkul Karman of Yemen — the first Arab woman to win the prize. This is a historical event, both because three women as well as the first Arab has achieved this prestigious recognition for their efforts to bring peace to the conflict in both Liberia and Yemen.
Far from Africa and the Middle East, in Massachusetts, Elizabeth Warren, a candidate for the Senate seat left open by the death of Ted Kennedy's and filled by Scott Brown also changed history. She entered the race in September, and since that time has raised nearly 3.1 million dollars. She told her constituency that 96% of the contributions came in donations of $100 or less.
According to numbers compiled by the National Journal's Hotline, no other Senate candidate -- not even incumbents -- have raised as much money in the second quarter as Warren did for the third quarter . Much research shows that women elected to the U.S. Congress focus more on "women-centered lesgislation and have a significant effect on public policy.
What I HATE:
According to a recent General Social Survey (GSS), 11% of Americans say a woman cannot be president.
I guess they have not heard about India, Pakistan, or Liberia.
Today's news brought several incredible news stories involving women being recognized for their leadership and potential leadership.
First the first woman president of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, won the Nobel prize for peace today. Johnson Sirleaf won the prize along with peace activist, Leyma Gbowee, also of Liberia, and democracy activist Tawakkul Karman of Yemen — the first Arab woman to win the prize. This is a historical event, both because three women as well as the first Arab has achieved this prestigious recognition for their efforts to bring peace to the conflict in both Liberia and Yemen.
Far from Africa and the Middle East, in Massachusetts, Elizabeth Warren, a candidate for the Senate seat left open by the death of Ted Kennedy's and filled by Scott Brown also changed history. She entered the race in September, and since that time has raised nearly 3.1 million dollars. She told her constituency that 96% of the contributions came in donations of $100 or less.
According to numbers compiled by the National Journal's Hotline, no other Senate candidate -- not even incumbents -- have raised as much money in the second quarter as Warren did for the third quarter . Much research shows that women elected to the U.S. Congress focus more on "women-centered lesgislation and have a significant effect on public policy.
What I HATE:
According to a recent General Social Survey (GSS), 11% of Americans say a woman cannot be president.
I guess they have not heard about India, Pakistan, or Liberia.
1 comment:
http://asr.sagepub.com/content/76/3/487.full.pdf+html
<--heres the link lol
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