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The Quiet Feminism of Norman Lear’s Middle-Aged Women
The shows of Norman Lear, who died on Tuesday, celebrated the needs and complexities of the everyday woman.
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South Carolina Women Struggle to Get Seat at Table in Legislature
Originally published by Claire Carter for Carolina News and Reporter Women make up 51.3% of South Carolina’s population. But they’re only 14.7% of the state’s legislators. Across the country, state legislatures tend to…
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The World’s Most Powerful Women 2023
Meet the 100 Most Powerful Women in the World, according to Forbes. The 2023 Power List was determined by four main metrics: money, media, impact and spheres of influence.
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Strong but ‘Feminine’: How Nikki Haley Navigates Gender as Only Woman in the GOP Race
In a primary that's been dominated by former President Donald Trump, Nikki Haley and all of the other Republican hopefuls have worked hard to stand out. For Haley, that's often meant highlighting the traits that make her unique in the Republican field — including her gender and her family's immigration story.
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Ireland to Vote on Valuing Women Outside ‘the Home’
Twin referendums will modernize Ireland’s conservative Catholic constitution to remove sexist language on women as housewives, and to recognize unmarried couples as families.
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Most of Biden’s Appointed Judges to Date Are Women, Racial or Ethnic Minorities – a First for Any President
Nearly two-thirds of the federal judges President Joe Biden has appointed so far are women, and the same share are members of racial or ethnic minority groups, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of statistics from the Federal Judicial Center.
More in 2024 Upstate Action Network
Save the Date! You’re invited to meet diverse women from across the Upstate and learn how South Carolina women can come together to advocate for change in our state. Women make up the majority of the population in the state and when we work together, we have the power to solve problems.
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SC Women Have Little Say in State Government. This Group Has a Plan to Change That.
It’s no small secret South Carolina women have little voice in state affairs. It was national news in 2016 when the number of women in the state Senate quadrupled — from one to four. That figure will have increased by just two members at the start of the 2024 legislative session. Women make up a little more than half the state’s population, yet they comprise less than 15 percent of the state Legislature. That ranks South Carolina among the bottom three nationally for women representation in state government.
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Sandra Day O’Connor, First Woman on Supreme Court, Dies at 93
Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court and its most powerful justice for much of her tenure, died Friday at age 93. O’Connor, who retired in 2006 after nearly 25 years on the court, died in Phoenix of complications related to advanced dementia and a respiratory illness, the court said in an announcement.
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Black Women in Leadership Is Still a Slippery Slope. Here’s Why.
Black women are still struggling in the workplace.