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July 25, 2010
Women on the Verge: Is gender a guarantee of progressive politics?; Huffington Post Read Full Article; Robert Kuttner; Read more; Read: A Presidency in Peril; Tags: Financial Reform | Women's Leadership Initiative

July 9, 2010
CEDAW FORUM: The Unfinished Business of Ratification: U.S. Senate needs to stand up for women's equality; Real Deal Blog, NCRW Read Full Article; Linda Tarr-Whelan; Read more; Tags: Inequality | Women's Leadership Initiative

July 6, 2010
Now Playing:Women Lead the Way: A Guide to Stepping Up to Leadership and Changing the World: Radio Interview with Head Over Heels Host Bonnie Marcus; Head Over Heels: Women's Business Radio Read Full Article; Linda Tarr-Whelan; Read more; Read: Women Lead the Way; Tags: Women's Leadership Initiative

May 24, 2010
A Tale of Two Women Leaders: Sarah Palin vs. Madeline Albright: Different Styles of Female Leadership; OpenDemocracy Read Full Article; Linda Tarr-Whelan; Read more; Read: Women Lead the Way; Tags: Women's Leadership Initiative

April 28, 2010

Demos Celebrates the Life and Legacy of Dr. Dorothy Height

Statement from Demos President Miles Rapoport

Miles Rapoport

New York--Dr. Dorothy Height, described as "the godmother of the Civil Rights Movement," passed away at the age of 98 last week. In response, Demos issued the following statement:

Tags: Women's Leadership Initiative

March 31, 2010

Amid Recession-Era Losses, Low-Income Women Benefit From Federal Law Requiring Agency-Based Voter Registration

Demos Report on National Voter Registration Act Highlights Benefits for Women

Scott Novakowski Brenda Wright

New York--At the end of 2010 National Women's History Month, it is clear that women are now increasingly falling victim to the worst aspects of the long-term recession. Low-income women have been hit particularly hard. At the same time, nearly a third of low-income women were not registered to vote in 2008, effectively denying them a voice in the democratic process. A new report by Demos documents how proper implementation of a 15-year old federal voter registration law has the potential to bring millions of low-income women into the political process.

Read: Increasing Access in Hard Times

Tags: National Voter Registration Act | Voter Registration | Election Administration | Women's Leadership Initiative

March 15, 2010
Best of 2009 Business Books: Library Journal Read Full Article; By Sarah Statz Cords; Read more; Read: Women Lead the Way; Tags: Women's Leadership Initiative; Staff Mentioned: Linda Tarr-Whelan

March 12, 2010
A Brave New World: Women as Architects of Peace: Women's International Perspective Read Full Article; By Katharine Daniels; Read more; Read: Women Lead the Way; Tags: Women's Leadership Initiative; Staff Mentioned: Linda Tarr-Whelan

March 10, 2010
Why Did It Take So Long For a Woman to Win Best Director?: What we need is more female leaders.; San Francisco Chronicle Read Full Article; By Laura Rosbrow; Read more; Read: Women Lead the Way; Tags: Women's Leadership Initiative; Staff Mentioned: Linda Tarr-Whelan

February 22, 2010
As Economy Trails, Women Can Propel U.S. to the Leaderboard: Huffington Post Read Full Article; Linda Tarr-Whelan; Read more; Read: Women Lead the Way; Tags: Women's Leadership Initiative

February 18, 2010
Women and the Boardroom: Practice Effective Networking at All Levels of Your Career to be On Track for the Boardroom: theglasshammer.com Read Full Article; By Nicki Gilmour; Read more; Read: Women Lead the Way; Tags: Women's Leadership Initiative; Staff Mentioned: Linda Tarr-Whelan

January 13, 2010
Start the New Year with the Power of One: The evidence is in: when more women move up in business, more workplaces have family-friendly policies.; MomsRising.org Read Full Article; Linda Tarr-Whelan; Read more; Read: Women Lead the Way; Tags: Women's Leadership Initiative

December 18, 2009
Time for U.S. Senate to Act on U.N. Women's Treaty: CEDAW, the only international instrument that comprehensively addresses women's rights within political, civil, cultural, economic and social life--is still unfinished business here in the United States.; Huffington PostWomen's eNews Read Full Article; Linda Tarr-Whelan; Read more; Read: Women Lead the Way; Tags: Women's Leadership Initiative

December 17, 2009
America's Unfulfilled Promise to Women: Thoughtful speeches that call us to a higher standard are important, but actions speak louder than words.; Washington Post Read Full Article; Linda Tarr-Whelan; Read more; Read: Women Lead the Way; Tags: Women's Leadership Initiative

December 17, 2009
A Long Wait for Women's Treaty: Today, two-thirds of the world's women still are illiterate and every minute a woman dies in childbirth.; San Jose Mercury News Read Full Article; By Patty Fisher; Read more; Read: Women Lead the Way; Tags: Women's Leadership Initiative; Staff Mentioned: Linda Tarr-Whelan

December 17, 2009
Why the U.S. Needs More Women in Government: Why can't Congress do today what San Francisco's city council did so long ago?; San Francisco Chronicle Read Full Article; Linda Tarr-Whelan; Read more; Read: Women Lead the Way; Tags: Women's Leadership Initiative

December 11, 2009
Author Leads the Way for Women: Speak Up! Host Pat Lynch talks to Linda Tarr-Whelan about her new book.; Women's Radio News Read Full Article; Linda Tarr-Whelan; By Pat Lynch; Read more; Read: Women Lead the Way; Tags: Women's Leadership Initiative

December 7, 2009

BookTV: Women Lead the Way

Congressional Briefing with Senator Mary Landrieu

C-SPAN Read Full Article

Linda Tarr-Whelan

Linda Tarr-Whelan, author of Women Lead the Way, talks about the problem of gender inequality in leadership positions in government and business. Ms. Tarr-Whelan argues that within organizations full gender equality becomes possible as soon as women make up 30% of the leadership. She spoke about the topic at the Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, DC. with Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), and the State Department's Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues, Melanie Verveer.

Read: Women Lead the Way

Tags: Women's Leadership Initiative

November 24, 2009
Health Care and Healthy Moms: Huffington Post Read Full Article; Linda Tarr-Whelan; Read more; Read: Women Lead the Way; Tags: Women's Leadership Initiative

November 18, 2009
Women Lead the Way: Your Guide to Stepping Up to Leadership and Changing the World: To have the future we all want, women must play a more robust role in setting priorities and allocating resources.; New Conciousness Review Read Full Article; Read more; Read: Women Lead the Way; Tags: Women's Leadership Initiative; Staff Mentioned: Linda Tarr-Whelan

November 16, 2009
Review: Web Pick of the Week: Publisher's Weekly Read Full Article; Read more; Read: Women Lead the Way; Tags: Women's Leadership Initiative; Staff Mentioned: Linda Tarr-Whelan

November 4, 2009
Leadership for a Woman's Nation: Women's International Perspective Read Full Article; By Katharine Daniels; Read more; Read: Women Lead the Way; Tags: Women's Leadership Initiative; Staff Mentioned: Linda Tarr-Whelan

October 30, 2009

Linda Tarr-Whelan: Women Lead The Way

Linda Tarr-Whelan shares some startling facts about women in business and in public life.

BlogTalkRadio Read Full Article

Linda Tarr-Whelan

By Wayne Hurlbert

Entrepreneur and author Linda Tarr-Whelan shares some startling facts about women in business and in public life. She dispels that myths that hold women back and provides real world advice for building women's confidence and skills. She shares ideas for building a collaborative leadership model for women base on communication and cooperation.

Read: Women Lead the Way

Tags: Women's Leadership Initiative

October 23, 2009
The Missing Piece in a Woman's Nation: Huffington Post Read Full Article; Linda Tarr-Whelan; Read more; Read: Women Lead the Way; Tags: Women's Leadership Initiative

October 22, 2009
Books Tackle Scarcity of U.S. Women in Leadership: Women make up half the U.S. work force these days, yet they remain scarce in the ranks of top business leadership.; ReutersVancouver Province Read Full Article; Read more; Read: Women Lead the Way; Tags: Women's Leadership Initiative; Staff Mentioned: Linda Tarr-Whelan

October 22, 2009
The 30% Rule of Women's Leadership: Change.org Read Full Article; By Jen Nedeau; Read more; Read: Women Lead the Way; Tags: Women's Leadership Initiative; Staff Mentioned: Linda Tarr-Whelan

October 20, 2009

Women Lead the Way

Linda Tarr-Whelan discusses her book with the AARP's Prime Time Radio

AARP.org Read Full Article

Linda Tarr-Whelan

With the historic campaigns of women in the 2008 national election, the temptation is to crow, in the words of the old cigarette ad, "You've come a long way, baby."

After all, American women are the majority of voters; they're said to drive 80 percent of consumer buying decisions; they're the majority of graduates of colleges, professional and graduate programs; and they are considered the driving force of American entrepreneurship. Yet, disparities continue as wage gaps persist; and only a handful of women are on corporate boards or in top leadership slots in the Fortune 500.

Read: Women Lead the Way

Tags: Women's Leadership Initiative

October 20, 2009
The 30% Solution: MomsRising.org Read Full Article; By Valerie Young; Read more; Read: Women Lead the Way; Tags: Women's Leadership Initiative

October 20, 2009

Achieving More Women in Leadership

The Progressive Challenge

Linda Tarr-Whelan

New York, NY--The release of Maria Shriver's report, "A Woman's Nation Changes Everything," highlights the critical changes brought on by women's presence as 50% of our nation's workforce. Yet, even as women have achieved parity in terms of employment rates, they still make up only 10% of corporate boards and 17% of Congress. With a critical mass of women missing from the power tables, our workforce is still far from equal.

Read: Women Lead the Way

Tags: Women's Leadership Initiative

October 20, 2009
The Missing Context: From Women's Issues to Societal Needs: Women's International Perspective Read Full Article; Linda Tarr-Whelan; By Katharine Daniels; Read more; Read: Women Lead the Way; Tags: Women's Leadership Initiative

October 13, 2009
Leading Political Advisor Empowers Other Women To Do The Same: National Public Radio (NPR) Read Full Article; Linda Tarr-Whelan; By Interview with Michel Martin; Read more; Read: Women Lead the Way; Tags: Women's Leadership Initiative

March 18, 2009

Sophie Lubin: Examining the "Hillary Effect"

World Policy Blog Read Full Article

By Sophie Lubin

Hillary Rodham Clinton finds herself today in a unique position to affect political and social change for the status of women worldwide. Yet, while she leads, there are a number of lessons she and her American counterparts may take from many countries that are leagues ahead of the United States when it comes to gender parity.

Tags: Women's Leadership Initiative

March 5, 2009
Speaker Takes Steps Beyond Girl Power: Niner Online Read Full Article; By Diana Carlton; Read more; Read: Women Lead the Way; Tags: Women's Leadership Initiative; Staff Mentioned: Linda Tarr-Whelan

February 23, 2009
Finally, a Glimmer of Light: More Women in Leadership is Better for Business: Women's International Perspective Read Full Article; Linda Tarr-Whelan; Read more; Tags: Women's Leadership Initiative

January 29, 2009

A New Frontier: Gender Equality is Smart Business

Women's International Perspective Read Full Article

Linda Tarr-Whelan

I wish you had been there to join us in an exciting exploration of a new way to look at the advancement and empowerment of women. The Demos Women’s Leadership Initiative Forum series sponsored our 10th event, “Gender Equality as an Investment Concept” to look at how and why it is smart business to invest in women as a means to increase performance, profitability and sustainability.

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January 9, 2009

To Achieve Change President-Elect Obama Needs to Bet on Women

Williamson Daily News Read Full Article

Linda Tarr-Whelan

President-elect Obama has now moved swiftly to name talented and creative people to Cabinet-level offices and the key members of the White House team. But a nagging thought keeps coming back to me: Why isn't he naming more women to bring our experience, creativity and energy to address the problems that face us?

Until only recently it looked like Obama's Cabinet-level composition held only three women. But the announcement that Gov. Bill Richardson will not be taking the Commerce Secretary slot leaves an open position to fill, and one more chance for diversity.

Tags: Women's Leadership Initiative

September 8, 2008
Children Copy it All: Palin, Our Partisan Battles: Newsday Read Full Article; Jennifer Wheary; Read more; Tags: Generational Leadership & Change | Women's Leadership Initiative

September 7, 2008
Moosing Sarah- Time for Dems to Leash the Pitbull: Huffington Post Read Full Article; Benjamin R. Barber; Read more; Tags: Framing & Public Opinion | Women's Leadership Initiative

September 5, 2008
The Palin Impulse Purchase: Huffington Post Read Full Article; Sasha Abramsky; Read more; Tags: Framing & Public Opinion | Women's Leadership Initiative

August 29, 2008
Palin: The Stakes Just Got Higher: AlterNet Read Full Article; Nomi Prins; Read more; Tags: Public Opinion and Messaging | Women's Leadership Initiative

August 27, 2008
How Obama could Capture Hillary Voters: Answer the Obvious: Mother Jones Read Full Article; Nomi Prins; Read more; Tags: Public Opinion and Messaging | Women's Leadership Initiative

March 20, 2008

Women Need to Make History, Not Just Celebrate It

San Angelo Standard-Times Read Full Article

Linda Tarr-Whelan

In an increasingly competitive world, no business or nation that fails to tap that talent is likely to succeed. We need to play catch-up and focus on women's advancement as a key part of our competitiveness. The World Economic Forum ranks women's advancement by country: The U.S. has now fallen to 31st.

Tags: Women's Leadership Initiative

March 14, 2008
Moving Women From Benchwarmers to Captains: Linda Tarr-Whelan; Read more; Tags: Women's Leadership Initiative

April 25, 2007

Close the Pay Gap Between Men and Women

Virginian-Pilot Read Full Article

Linda Tarr-Whelan

In this compelling article, Distinguished Senior Fellow Linda Tarr-Whelan argues that while progress has been made in bridging the "wage gap" between women and men, women still earn only 77 cents for every dollar a man earns, and there is still much organizing and policy work left do be done.

Tags: Women's Leadership Initiative

November 3, 2006

Year Of The Woman 2.0

Tompaine.com Read Full Article

Allison H. Fine

Senior Fellow Allison Fine describes how the advent of the Connected Age and social media are providing women with opportunity and advantage that gives Year of the Woman 2.0 a new dimension.

Read: Momentum

Tags: Women's Leadership Initiative

August 24, 2006

"Long Way To Go In Gender Gap

Newsday Read Full Article

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Linda Tarr-Whelan

Distinguished Senior Fellow Linda Tarr-Whelan calls for an attitudinal shift that celebrates and fundamentally incorporates women's decision-making power, and an end to the hidden costs of gender inequality.

Tags: Women's Leadership Initiative

August 24, 2006

Long Way to Go in Gender Gap

Newsday Read Full Article

Linda Tarr-Whelan

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