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Oh, the irony.  Brown is the clown who came to town and turned respect for women upside down.

UPDATE: Politico is reporting that Jerry Brown also has questioned the effectiveness of mammogram testing. Check out the video for another clear example of how Jerry Brown tramples upon and tries to dominate women. His treatment of Susan Estrich in the clip is appalling. This is the man CA-NOW endorsed, over the woman?
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George Allen’s “macaca moment.” Howard Dean’s scream. Jerry Brown’s campaign using the w-word against Meg Whitman. …

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This is outrageous, and this has become a gender-specific strategy used to pull the rug on women politicians.   Since when do we research male politicians help? Has the media reported on congressmen and their relationship to employment of undocumented laborers in their homes or their families’ farms, or how they treat them?
Look like it is now a women-only requirement to account on their household’s help (which is not women’s but the entire family’s help).
I …

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Professor Nan Johnson
When I was an undergraduate optics student at the University of Rochester I took my first Women Studies course in my senior year to cover a political science requirement.  The course was “Women in Politics” and it was taught by Professor Nan Johnson.  It was my first classic “feminism” course, my first class with a female professor, and my first class (of two) with Professor Johnson.
One of the lessons that I learned …

I wanted to share an email that I sent last week to my friends and neighbors here in New York.  For those of you new to our blog, Sen Gillibrand was appointed to take Hillary Clinton’s Senate Seat when Hillary become SOS.  
Like Hillary, Kirsten puts women first!
Senator Gillibrand is one of TNA’s 10 “Women to Watch.”  She is tops in our pipeline as a possible future candidate for the White House.   WE NEED KIRSTEN!

Dear Friends and Neighbors,
I wanted to send a personal note about our Senator, my …

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There is pink everywhere–even on NFL football players!
Last month was Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.  Did anyone even know about it?
Is it because Prostate Cancer is not as severe as Breast Cancer?
Well, let’s look at some stats.
From the American Cancer Society:
Chance of a woman getting breast cancer in her life-time: 12.5%
Chance of a woman dying from breast cancer in her life-time: 2.81%
Chance of a man getting prostate cancer in his life-time: 16.22%
Chance of a man …

Real progress!

Congratulations Justice Kagan!!!

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It sure has been a busy September!
TNA has become the media’s “go-to” organization for women and our issues.
Here’s some highlights:

Passing the Paycheck Fairness Act – we argued the importance of passing this bill on CNBC’s The Kudlow Report.  Next stop:  an op-ed at The Huffington Post.
Replacing Larry Summers – we spoke out in POLITICO, on NPR’s All Things Considered and on Marketplace Radio’s Morning Report to demand …

This article has been revised and cross-posted from Peacocks and Lilies.
Several developments this weekend in the California gubernatorial campaign have turned the tide in that race. The New Agenda covered the initial flap over undocumented worker “Nicky” Diaz Santillan, the former housekeeper for the Whitman family. We explained how the political smear was actually an attempt at provoking sexism (among other -isms) against Meg Whitman as a candidate:
With few exceptions such charges against female politicians spell the end of that opportunity (and thus that particular career trajectory); such charges rarely …

PFC. Jaysine P. S. Petree
According to the Department of Defense, Army Pfc. Jaysine P. S. Petree , 19, died on Sept. 24 of wounds suffered while traveling between Ghanzi and Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, when her military vehicle was attacked by an IED. Petree was assigned to the 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 3rd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, U.S. Army, Fort Richardson, Alaska. She was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Simon Sanchez High School, where Petree …