The New Agenda’s Amy Siskind was interviewed by The Daily Caller for an article, The West’s over-sexualized culture is feminism’s byproduct.   The article questioned Hugh Hefner’s quote in a recent New York Daily Newsarticle in which he declared, “women are sex objects.”
Here’s some highlights from the article which appeared on the front page of The Daily Caller website:
Amy Siskind, co-founder of The New Agenda, an advocacy group for women, told The Daily Caller that while she wasn’t ready to attribute Hefner’s attitude to feminism, she did believe over-sexualized imagery to …

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I am giving the book “the Lady Queen” by Nancy Goldstone the forth time for a birthday gift. It occurred to me, that the reading on a real queen in the 14th century should paint a good contrast to recent press on the queen-like life of our first lady.
Here an excerpt from the book cover: “Amid intrigue, betrayal, and conspiracy, Joanna I of Sicily became the only female monarch of her day to rule …

The New Agenda’s article in The Huffington Post, The Obama Old Boys Club — Does the White House Economic Team Have a Woman Problem? is once again making waves.
POLITICO first featured the story contents in an article speculating on why Christina Romer resigned as Council of Economic Advisors Chairwoman.
Today’s leading story at POLITICO reads: ‘Good ol’ boys’ in Warren’s way?. The New Agenda’s Amy Siskind had this to say:
“It’s a real issue, and I’m hoping that President Obama does the right thing and replaces Christina Romer with a …

These pearls of wisdom where compiled by blogger Sara Seager, professor of planetary science and of physics at MIT.  Although the tips are meant for young women entering the so-called “STEM” fields (science, technology, engineering, or math), we think the tips are helpful for all young women:
1. Join a support group of peers. It will be reassuring to have a specific group of peers to meet with. Such “women in physics” or “women in engineering” groups not only provide a group of people in a very similar …

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Everyday I search on the internet for news in regard to women in physics.  I love to hear what is going on in my field and what female physicist is being celebrated for either their contributions to research or for supporting other women coming up the academic/industrial ladder.  When I receive my optics monthly publication from my professional society I specifically look through the table of contents to seek out female authors and catch …

For those who have been watching the women governors’ races, we lost two devastatingly close races Tuesday night. Republican Karen Handel of Georgia and Democrat Margaret Anderson Kelliher of Minnesota, both their party’s moderates and both with the best chance to win in the general election, lost their races by razor, razor thin margins. Handel’s loss was less than 4/10 of a percent, fewer than 2500 votes. Kelliher’s loss was less than 1500 votes. Both women conceded Wednesday at around noon. Now Georgia and Minnesota will have to wait at …

The following article is cross-posted from MSNDegree.com. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author, and not necessarily those of The New Agenda.
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Violence, rape and little or no education is a fact of life for many women all over the globe. While the feminist movement took off in parts of the Western world, many women are still treated as second class citizens. Many endure violent daily events and manage to persevere and take care of their children in hopes of a better tomorrow.

Haiti. 75% of women …

Yesterday marked a new point in US intelligence history.  Letitia A. Long was  promoted to director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA); the first woman to head any US intelligence agency.
At a ceremony at the agency’s new facility site at Fort Belvoir’s North Area in Springfield, Virginia, Long was quoted as saying,
I am excited by the opportunity to continue to serve our nation not only alongside NGA’s outstanding and dedicated professionals but also with our partners and colleagues that span the U.S. Intelligence Community, the international community, academia and industry.

The following article is cross-posted from Unwritten Rules with permission of the author. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author, and not necessarily those of The New Agenda.
First published in The Glass Hammer July 7, 2010
One definition of insanity is to do the same thing again and again and expect a different result.
If we want more women in senior leadership positions we need to take a different approach. The current one isn’t working.
We’ve repeatedly called on Board Directors and C-suite executives to act on the strong business case …

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Doctor Who is the biggest British import in the United States. It is about a space- and time-traveling alien called The Doctor who adores Earth and often takes with him a human to be his companion on many adventures. These companions are often female but have been male. Recently, there has been some controversy over whether the treatment of Amy Pond in the series has been sexist. I refuse to …