Why More Women Don’t Hold Office

Jennifer Lawless, a political science professor at Brown University, author, with Richard Fox, of It Takes a Candidate: Why Women Don’t Run for Office, describes the barriers to public office women face.
Why More Women Don’t Hold Office
Gender bias and sexism heighten women’s inclinations to doubt their abilities. After all, they are accustomed to operating [...]

FactCheck.org: Subscribe to Newsletter – FactCheck.org

FactCheck.org: Subscribe to Newsletter – FactCheck.org
Couldn’t be easier to keep fact from fiction in the coming election.  Get it straight to your email box.  Sign up. Be informed. Put truth back on top, not image.

FactCheck.org: Pants on Fire

FactCheck.org: Pants on Fire
Conference sponsored by Annenberg Public Policy Center and FactCheck,org. Hope they broadcast, webcast, or post this for all who can’t be in attendance.
Political Mendacity and The Rise of the Media Fact-Checkers
Why do candidates lie to voters or twist the facts?
Are campaigns less truthful now than before?
What are mainstream journalists doing about [...]

Wednesday, Oct. 24: Blog Day for the Mothers Act

Vote, Run, Win | RHRealityCheck.org

Vote, Run, Win | RHRealityCheck.org
Get the real scoop on women’s representation in our government. Then get mad. Then be sure you VOTE! And after that, get in there are run. Women do the work that needs to be done. Women have a perspective that needs to be heard. Whether you are republican or democrat, [...]

Generation Q – New York Times

Generation Q – New York Times
Thomas Friedman, NYT columnist and father of a college age daughter, observes this generation of undergrads. Read the entire article! Here’s a short quote from it:
Generation Q would be doing itself a favor, and America a favor, if it demanded from every candidate who comes on campus answers to three [...]

News from NOW – Peace in the Streets: Join Millions of Anti-War Activists Across the Country October 27

News from NOW – Peace in the Streets: Join Millions of Anti-War Activists Across the Country October 27
View the national web site at: October 27: Fall Out Against the War
Boston is organizing the New England effort through New England United. Rally at 12:00 Noon on Boston Common, followed by a March at 2:00 PM.
Rally [...]