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Nancy Pelosi on How Women Can Succeed in Politics & Business
At Wall Street Journal event, the first female House speaker says, ‘You have to be prepared to throw a punch, for the children’
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Women of the Year: In Congress, Record Numbers, Record Diversity and New Power
It hasn't been easy and it hasn't been fast, but the rising tide of women in Congress is changing Capitol Hill and the country.
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Lexington Businesswoman Would Head DHEC Board if Confirmed by Senate
Seema Shrivastava-Patel is Gov. Henry McMaster’s choice to head the state DHEC board, a politically appointed panel that hears permit appeals and helps set agency policy.
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Throughout History, Women Have Forged a New Type of Leadership
Today, for the first time in history, four women lead the House and Senate Appropriations Committees—one of the most powerful committees on the Hill. Sens. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) are the chairperson and…
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Patricia Schroeder, Congresswoman Who Wielded Barbed Wit, Dies at 82
Former congresswoman Patricia Schroeder, a megaphone for the women’s movement, the first woman to serve on the House Armed Services Committee and a liberal Democrat known for her barbed wit, notably coining the term “Teflon…
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The Women Who Stood with Martin Luther King, Jr. and Sustained a Movement for Social Change
Historian Vicki Crawford was one of the first scholars to focus on women’s roles in the civil rights movement. Her 1993 book, “Trailblazers and Torchbearers,” dives into the stories…
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How Women Are Transforming Leadership for Climate Justice
Climate change impacts girls and women differently than boys and men: over 80% of people displaced due to climate change are female. Women are stepping up to combat climate change in ways the men before them haven’t.
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Women Politicians Pay Too High a Personal Cost for Their Leadership
Feminist movements are giving women a louder voice than ever, but those at the top of their game are routinely expected to deal with abuse and threats of violence.
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Four Of The World’s Five Best Universities Will Have Women Leaders
Four of the the world’s five highest-ranked universities will be led by a woman by the end of the summer. This is the highest-ever level of representation of women leaders at elite universities, a high…