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Obama's Our First Woman President

Kevin Spak — Tue, 15 May 2012 09:05:21 CDT

Good news, Barack Obama. You may not be the first black president (that would be Bill Clinton), but you are the first gay one , and apparently the first woman, too. That's how Dana Milbank of the Washington Post is interpreting yesterday's schedule. Eager to exploit his advantage over Mitt Romney...

Only 26% of Political Donations From Women

Dustin Lushing — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:21:05 CDT

Less than a third of political donations come from women, according to a new study. Researchers analyzed the money given to candidates, political action committees, and party committees in 2010 and discovered that only 26% of federal contributions came from female donors, a dip from 31% in 2008, and 27%...

Marines Open Infantry School to Women

Dustin Lushing — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:42:54 CDT

For the first time ever, women will be permitted to train as infantry combat officers in the Marine Corps, reports the Military Times , which calls the move "monumental." Until now, women have largely been relegated to support roles such as personnel administration and aircraft maintenance. An unknown number of female...

More Young Women Want to Earn the Big Bucks

Matt Cantor — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:26:42 CDT

Among today's young people, more young women are eager to rake in cash than are their male counterparts. Some two-thirds of 18- to 34-year-old women say a successful, high-paying job is "one of the most important things" or "very important" to them, a Pew report finds, compared to 59% of...

Hey, Guys: Women Are Better People Than You

Matt Cantor — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 11:26:58 CDT

Women are the more moral sex, making choices in light of others' needs, a study suggests. Men, on the other hand, tend to focus on themselves, the Telegraph reports. The female approach "tends to produce better decisions," says the philosopher who conducted the study. But both sexes become more moral...

Michelle Obama Defends Ann Romney

John Johnson — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 11:42:44 CDT

Michelle Obama comes to Ann Romney's defense on Twitter today, without mentioning her by name. "Every mother works hard, and every woman deserves to be respected. –mo," she wrote on her Twitter feed , notes Politico . Romney has been at the center of the latest campaign brouhaha after Democratic strategist Hilary...

Romney Misleads With Women Jobs Stat

Kevin Spak — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 11:11:05 CDT

As part of his recent bid to appeal to women, Mitt Romney deployed what he called an "amazing statistic," saying that "92.3% of all the jobs lost during the Obama years have been lost by women." If that made your eyebrows climb your forehead, you're not alone. The AP's...

Dear Mitt: Women Aren't a Foreign Country

Kevin Spak — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:40:52 CDT

Mitt Romney's strategy for wooing women voters appears to be outsourcing the task to his wife. When asked about women last week, he replied that, after campaigning, his wife had learned that women were worried about the economy. "Note to the candidate," writes Ruth Marcus in the Washington Post : "Women...

More Women 'Marrying Down'

Neal Colgrass — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 16:33:45 CDT

Kate Middleton's rags-to-riches marriage may seem weirdly anachronistic to future generations, the Daily Mail reports. According to a British study, women are not only more likely to get a higher education , they're less likely to "marry up" and more likely to "marry down." Brides born in 1958 had a 38%...