Politics2012-2013 Women and the Gun Control Debate CRGP Senior Academic Affiliate Ronnee Schreiber, author of Righting Feminism: Conservative Women and American Politics, has analyzed the positions of women across the political spectrum regarding gun control. In a KPBS interview, she discussed the comments made by Democratic Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and conservative Independent Women's Forum activist Gayle Trotter. Although the two women differ on their political stances, they both utilize motherhood as the frame for their arguments. President Obama's Top Advisers Mostly Male Ten of President Obama's eleven senior advisers are men, as reported in The New York Times. Approximately 43% of President Obama's appointees have been women, which is roughly equivalent to Bill Clinton's appointees and higher than George W. Bush's 33%. Although the White House employs equal numbers of women and men, women are underrepresented in the very highest rankings of the government. Looking Ahead to 2016 The Huffington Post has created a list of 20 women who are potential candidates for the 2016 election. The list includes many of the highest ranking women in the United States government.
2011-2012 Discrimination in Washington, D.C. In "High Hurdles," an article published in the National Journal, author Fawn Johnson notes the gender discrimination that still exists in Washington, D.C. While the number of women and men who hold jobs on Capitol Hill is nearly identical, men continue to be found in the highest-ranking positions. This graph demonstrates this issue in Congress, which is especially apparent for Republicans. Hillary Rodham Clinton Delivers Keynote Speech at APEC Conference
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News and Events Gender in STEMM Professions Workshop UCSD GradWISE presents the Gender in STEMM Professions Workshop, which will be held on Thursday, May 9, 2013, from 5:30-7:30 pm in Bonner Hall Room 2130 at UCSD. CRGP Director Mary Blair-Loy will begin the event by delivering the keynote speech, which will provide a framework of the obstacles women in STEMM face as they attempt to advance and become leaders in their fields. This lecture will be immediately followed by interactive tasks with participants to train leadership skills for navigating the aforementioned obstacles, facilitated by a member of the UCSD Center for Communication and Leadership. Register for this free event here; please see the flyer for additional details. Funding for the Institute of Social Research, Oslo The Institute for Social Research, located in Oslo, Norway, where CRGP Senior Academic Affiliate Sigtona Halrynjo serves as Senior Research Fellow, has received funding from the Norwegian Ministry of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion to become the Norwegian National Center for Research on Gender Equality. Women and the Gun Control Debate CRGP Senior Academic Affiliate Ronnee Schreiber, author of Righting Feminism: Conservative Women and American Politics, has analyzed the positions of women across the political spectrum regarding gun control. In a KPBS interview, she discussed the comments made by Democratic Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and conservative Independent Women's Forum activist Gayle Trotter. Although the two women differ on their political stances, they both utilize motherhood as the frame for their arguments. New Research by Erin Cech and Mary Blair-Loy A new issue of Gender News, published by Stanford's Clayman Institute for Gender Research, cites CRGP Affiliate Erin Cech and Director Mary Blair-Loy's new research about high-powered women's beliefs in the glass ceiling. Cech and Blair-Loy find that women recognize glass ceilings when they are exposed to work-family balance issues (such as working long hours, being the family breadwinner, and having very young children) themselves. Women tend to not recognize glass celings when they have advanced business degrees, are married, and hold the highest positions in their organization. Whether organizational leaders believe success is affected by personal achievement or organizational factors may impact whether they implement policies in their workplaces designed to help employees overcome structural barriers. Mary Blair-Loy's Book One of Most Cited Works in Sociology Competing Devotions (2003), by CRGP Founding Director Mary Blair-Loy, is listed as one of the top 102 works cited in sociology between the years of 2008-2012. The list, in full here, was created by UNC Assistant Professor Neal Caren.
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