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January 2012 marks the 11th annual National Mentoring Month. Among youth, mentoring programs such as Big Brothers, Big Sisters has led to lower drug use rates, better school attendance, and improved self-esteem. Having a mentor beyond one’s teens and during their education and professional development are important as well.  The American Psychological Association notes that female graduate students need mentors, and research shows that female graduate students rank having a female mentor is highly important …

Over the last two weeks, as Newt Gingrich’s nomination prospects have been falling, voters’ dissatisfaction has been rising, and it has become clear that the presidential contest will likely be between incumbent President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, an amazing thing has been happening.
Three women have been rising in the presidential field. Two are not even running.
Both Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin are the subjects of media speculations and draft efforts from former supporters (see: Clinton, Clinton, Palin, and Palin). While …

Conflict with police has become a staple at Occupy Wall Street protests across the land. So why is one woman being singled out to take the blame, being asked to resign, and targeted for ouster?
For those not in the know, Linda Katehi is the Chancellor of UC Davis, where a viral video of police pepper-spraying sitting protesters was filmed on Friday, November 19th. Here’s the film, for those who haven’t seen it.

This incident started when alleged police brutality erupted on the UC Berkeley campus, where another viral video was filmed, …

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Backroom deals and crony capitalism have become a pervasive part of Washington D.C. and throughout governments at all levels. Politicians have far too often acted as self-servants rather than public servants. Actions, like engaging in insider trading which is illegal for the average Americans, are perfectly legal for members of Congress. While such actions have become commonplace, little has been done to effectively root out these unethical practices in Washington and beyond. There …

On Tuesday, Bill Maher was politely confronted by Elizabeth Hasselbeck on ABC’s The View over his comments regarding reporter Lara Logan the year before.:
“…he [suggested] that after the horrendous sexual assault of a CBS News reporter, we should send Hasselbeck to Egypt.”
Though Hasselbeck is the token conservative on the show, I found it horrific that her sister cast members would not make any kind of a stand against this kind of despicable and violent rhetoric, whether or not these other women agreed with her politics. Maher basically suggested that …

Tuesday, November 8 was a historic date for Monroe County in Rochester, NY.
For the first time in the county’s history a woman was elected as county District Attorney, Democrat Sandra Doorley, and a woman won a historic third-term as County Executive, Republican Maggie Brooks.
Now the top three positions for the county are held by women (the County Clerk is Republican Cheryl Dinolfo).  Across the board on the ballots across the city of Rochester and the county, women from both parties had the momentum.
It was reported in the Democrat and Chronicle yesterday …

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Back in 2008, when Hillary Clinton was running for president, I came across an old black and white pictorial on American women from the late 1940′s at a used book fundraiser. Since I was feeling more than a little dispirited over the fate of women at the time, I bought the book hoping …

The following article by The New Agenda Board Member Lara Brown is also featured at The Huffington Post.
"Sharon Bialek speaks during a news conference accusing Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain of sexual harassment in New York, November 7, 2011." (Reuters/Yahoo)
“Because I could”, said Bill Clinton about Monica. It’s doubtful that truer words have been spoken on the subject of how some men in positions of power behave around women.
In some cases the “could” is a one-way sexual attraction involving offensive and brutish behavior (Cain pulling Ms. Bialek’s “head towards his …

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"#Occupy Movement Is Unsafe for Women: Attacks and Threats …" (click image for more)Over the past several weeks, “Occupy” protests across the country have sprung denouncing the influence of corporations in society, the capitalist system, and the wealthiest 1% of Americans.
In most locations, protesters have set up camps where protesters have stayed.
Unfortunately, the environment of some of these camps has become unsafe for women.
The “Occupy Wall Street” protest in New York City has become …

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The Daily Caller just offered an article stating that both “Marco Rubio, Hillary Clinton could be Florida game-changers.” Meaning if the Republican nominee chooses Senator Rubio as a running mate, he or she gets within spitting distance of taking the all important swing state of Florida in the 2012 election, along with her 27 electoral votes. The same is said of Secretary Hillary Clinton replacing Vice President Biden on the Democratic ticket…:
“I …