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Barbara Jenkins, a former superintendent of Florida’s Orange County district, will lead a project to boost the number of women running school systems—a figure that has remained stubbornly low even though the workforce is predominantly…
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While Black women represent 14% of the female population, they account for 42% of net new women-owned businesses.
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For the first time in New Zealand’s history, a majority of lawmakers are women. Soraya Peke-Mason from the liberal Labour Party was sworn in to Parliament on Tuesday, replacing former Speaker Trevor Mallard, who left…
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S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) today released a research report that contributes to a better understanding of the leadership style of women leaders during times of economic uncertainty and workplace transformation. The new report, “…
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Election Day is shaping up to be a big day for women candidates in Massachusetts this year. Seven women from the two major parties are on the ballot for statewide office, including Maura Healey, who…
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Who shows up to cast a ballot and who is allowed to mark a ballot and have it counted will determine which candidates take office and what issues they focus on.
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Earlier this year, Indigenous women leaders from the Great Lakes region sent a letter to the Army Corps of Engineers citing concerns over the social and ecological impacts of a new Enbridge tar sands pipeline project, Line 5.
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During the 2020 campaign season, Utah’s Democratic and Republican candidates for governor took the unusual step of recording an ad together. Two years later, researchers found it had an effect on those who saw it.
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The recent Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade demoralized many women—both in the U.S. and abroad. But not Melinda French Gates. It instead fueled the aspirations of the co-chair of the Bill & Melinda…
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The number of female governors may finally hit double digits after the upcoming midterm elections. Currently, nine women hold the office — six Democrats and three Republicans. And an influx of women running for governor could push that number up considerably.