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Since my graduation from college many years ago I have made an effort to be inclusive to women in several significant areas of my life.  I work in the optics industry so I cross paths with several professional societies, industrial affiliates, university outreach committees, K-12 initiative committees, etc.  Whenever there is a slating committee that needs input on individuals they should consider for higher level committee positions I will ALWAYS nominate a woman.  I …

Reprinted with the express permission of Pink Skies filmmaker Gulcin Gilbert (photo below). The opinions expressed herein are those of the author, and not necessarily those of The New Agenda.

Next screening of “Pink Skies“:
Beverly Hills Film, TV &
   New Media Festival
Wednesday, October 26th at 8:10 pm
Laemmle Music Hall 3
9036 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills
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In September of 2009, Jump For the Cause (JFTC), a remarkable skydiving event took place, at Perris Valley, CA. Along with successively breaking the “all women” skydiving formation record with each …

Reprinted with the express permission of Forbes magazine contributor Victoria Pynchon. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author, and not necessarily those of The New Agenda.
Guest post by Brooke Elise Axtell
Every day I am bombarded with conflicting images and media messages that tell me that I am lacking. Relentless consumption framed as self-improvement depends on the lie that we will never be enough.
What is lost in the onslaught of ads (and ads posing as television shows) are the authentic desires of women. Diverse women. Women of color. …

The following article is cross-post with the express permission from the blog Female Science Professor. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author, and not necessarily those of The New Agenda.
From an essay in the The Chronicle of Higher Education, titled Academic English Is Not a Club I Want to Join.
I can’t use women as role models because they are not like me. We think differently. What motivated me to go to graduate school was different from what seems to have motivated many tenured …

With its gift for bringing stories to life and the reputation to attract our most talented artists, PBS has created an extraordinary new mini-series about the “the lives of female activists living in war-torn societies” that begins tonight, reports Marie Claire magazine.
With a focus on Bosnia, Afghanistan, Colombia, and Liberia, the documentary shows remarkable women affecting serious change in their respective countries with regard to injustice and abuse towards female civilians. The five-part PBS series, narrated by Matt Damon, Tilda Swinton, Alfre Woodard, and Geena Davis, is a groundbreaking look …

Reprinted with the express permission of the author, from Conservatives for Palin. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author, and not necessarily those of The New Agenda.
There is a quote that is sometimes misattributed to Winston Churchill: “If you’re not a liberal when you’re 25,you have no heart. If you’re not a conservative by the time you’re 35, you have no brain”.
As it turned out for me, when I was 25, my heart told me that I needed to start thinking. I grew up in a …

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This year I have started a new chapter of my life, I am going back to school after being out of the system for more than 15 years.
My career has reached a roadblock due to the fact that I do not have three letters following my name…P…h…D.  The coursework that I am engaged in is rigorous and the classes require that I learn to program using software such as MATLAB; hone my skills in …

Cross-posted from Riverdaughter blog with the express permission of the author. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author, and not necessarily those of The New Agenda.
So, the truth comes out about what it’s like to work as a woman in the White House. In Ron Suskind’s new upcoming book, Confidence Men, Women in Obama’s White House felt excluded and ignored:
A new book claims that the Obama White House is a boys’ club marred by rampant infighting that has hindered the administration’s economic policy and left top female advisers …

Poring over the head-to-head match-ups looking for a divining rod for the election, most professional political pundits have declared that Romney is the “electable” Republican candidate.
What these analysts fail to acknowledge as they debate the tautological concept of “electability” (only by being elected can one be shown to be electable) is that the presidential contest will look completely different – different levels of turnout, different states in play, different kinds of media coverage – depending on which candidate wins the Republican nomination.
And the reality is this: If sexism doesn’t derail …

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From FEMA's site, "The Heroes of 9/11" – this photo was selected to be featured in the section for children. Click the image to see FEMA’s site.

I was not in New York that day. I was getting ready to drop my four-month-old baby off at my parents’ so I could go to a luncheon with my former co-workers, in honor of my having worked for the company. It was just pizza and …