'Rachel Maddow' Videos Discuss 'Year Of The Woman' Myths, Antiabortion-Rights 'Wanted' Posters

November 14, 2010 by · Leave a Comment 

The following summarizes selected women’s health related videos. Results Debunk ‘Year of the Woman’ Myths: The incoming Congress will be the first in 30 years that won’t have more female members than the one before it, despite pre-election predictions about a “Year of the Woman” for GOP candidates…

New York Times, Salon Analyses Refute Tropes About 'Year Of The Woman'

November 10, 2010 by · Leave a Comment 

With female candidates competing in several high-profile races, the midterm elections prompted some pundits to dub 2010 a political “Year of the Woman.” An article and two opinion pieces explain why these predictions faltered…

Female GOP Candidates Break Conservative 'Glass Ceiling,' Los Angeles Times Columnist Writes

June 18, 2010 by · Leave a Comment 

In contrast to this year’s primary elections, the so-called “Year of the Woman” in 1992 “was a one-sided wave” in that most of the women who were newly elected to the Senate were “liberal, pro-choice Democrats,” columnist Doyle McManus writes in the Los Angeles Times…

Female GOP Candidates Break Conservative 'Glass Ceiling,' Los Angeles Times Columnist Writes

June 15, 2010 by · Leave a Comment 

In contrast to this year’s primary elections, the so-called “Year of the Woman” in 1992 “was a one-sided wave” in that most of the women who were newly elected to the Senate were “liberal, pro-choice Democrats,” columnist Doyle McManus writes in the Los Angeles Times…