Sentences with phrase «by women candidates»

Bill Samuels, chair of EffectiveNY, said the bill would encourage participation by women candidates, who tend to rely more heavily on small - dollar contributions because they don't have the access to deep pockets that men often do.

Harwood: Democrats win back the House or the Senate or both this fall, is that going to be mostly victories by women candidates?

Not exact matches

Companies can expand their scope for finding candidates by reaching out to professional organizations geared towards women or attending college job fairs at all - female institutions.

Canadian companies even have a new resource to turn to in their quest for female candidates: a recruiting firm launched last year by Pamela Jeffery, founder of the Women's Executive Network.

By including her in the candidate pool, the woman gets to make that call — not someone making assumptions.

According to an evaluation by Hired, female candidates in the field are offered an average of four percent less than their male counterparts, and «63 percent of the time women receive lower salary offers than men for the same job at the same company.»

Fewer women sit at the C - suite and qualified candidates are held back and denied speaking opportunities simply by the title listed on their LinkedIn accounts.

Having the professional credential was critical to 51 % of women MBA candidates surveyed by GMAC.

Throughout the spring, the approach taken by the two candidates to their adversaries on the surface followed cartoon gender stereotypes — the macho man vs. peacemaking woman.

Of the people surveyed, 82.2 percent said they had heard about the allegations publicized by the Washington Post, including one woman who claims Moore had sexual contact with her when she was 14 and he was 32, but regardless, nearly three - fourths of Republicans don't want their candidate to drop out.

In addition, Uber is also looking to fill the board seat vacated by Google exec David Drummond, and it is zeroing in on mostly women candidates.

On the day that Daniels canceled the deal, protesters gathered in front of Trump Tower in New York City to express outrage over week - old revelations that the Republican presidential nominee had once bragged about grabbing women by the crotch, news that was prompting a number of women to come forward with stories of alleged sexual misconduct by the candidate.

In the last election, led by Ms. Smith, the Wildrose Party nominated 11 women in a slate of 87 candidates (12 %).

Since the candidates last met, the GOP nomination fight has been marked first by businessman Cain's rise in national polls and then the firestorm over accusations that he sexually harassed women during his time leading the National Restaurant Association in the 1990s.

In short, the «war on women» rhetoric and the inopportune statements by U.S. Senate candidates Todd Akin and Richard Mourdock only resulted in a three - percentage - point gain in «pro-choice» sentiment» a difference that falls within the poll's margin of error.

Senior pastors who are resigning or retiring can encourage that possibility by advising church leaders to explore the names of ordained women as potential candidates for filling the positions.

I know a young woman seminarian whose approval for ordination was postponed for a year with the explanation by the examining committee that they knew she could stand the postponement better than other, less mature candidates.

Why is there no mention on the Belief Blog of Senatorial candidate Richard Mourdock who yesterday said that when a woman becomes pregnant during a rape «that's something God intended,» and today said he stands by those comments?

In fact, one could make the case that anyone attending the dinner, even the two candidates, would, by the vibrant solidarity of the evening, be reminded that America is at her finest when people, free to exercise their religion, assemble on behalf of poor women and their babies, born and unborn, in a spirit of civility and respect.

(i) Unable to restore the power in a few states for more than 10 + days, since a tornado passed by it (ii) Unable to restore power for 7 + days in a snowy North Eastern state, since a hurricane passed by it (iii) Having no quality in science, math and technology; depending on «imports» to uplift them (or depending on Jesus to save them)(iv) Horrible crime in downtown, ghettos of any major city (v) Unemployment of 23 % (vi) Having a president who believes that the earth is 6000 years old (vii) Having a presidential candidate which believes in subjugating women (viii) Having more than 50 % of its 2012 graduates un / under - employed (ix) No public transport, resulting in hell on earth even for a small rise in crude - oil prices (x) A crappy health care system (xi) A debt of 14Trillion, which corresponds to 50K per US resident.

Previous C / S, even when followed by a hospital VBAC, removes a woman from being a candidate for homebirth EVER.

I don't think every woman is a good candidate for home birth, but I am also very frustrated with its wholesale dismissal by some as an option ever.

Candidates for seats on the Palatine, Inverness and Salt Creek Rural Park Districts boards outlined their positions and fielded questions Wednesday at a forum conducted by the Palatine Area League of Women Voters in Palatine.

Thankfully, both medicine and doctors have evolved with the times, realizing that a whopping 90 % of women who delivered by c - section were candidates for a VBAC with their next baby, according to American Pregnancy.

If you desire to try a vaginal delivery after having had a cesarean, you should be encouraged by knowing that 90 % of women who have undergone cesarean deliveries are candidates for VBAC.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is trying to win over moderate Republican women put off by Donald Trump.

Election campaigns and access to the electoral process continue to be affected by traditional barriers, security concerns, absence of female voters and female observer groups.Past elections reflect significant obstacles women have faced as candidates, voters as well as election workers.

Anecdotaly, however, there is no evidence that Hillary Clinton is leading against Republican candidates among women, and may even be leading by less than Obama did.

Gillibrand, a prodigious fund - raiser who far out - raised — and also easily defeated — her 2012 GOP challenger, Wendy Long has been picking up political chits by putting her cash - gathering skills to work for women candidates.

As the Women's Equality Party ballot line fails to gain traction with candidates this election year, the ballot line founded by Republican Westchester County Executive Rob Asotorino will include more than 1,900 candidates.

NYC mayoral candidate Bo Dietl now admits his private - eye firm snooped on Fox News journalist Gretchen Carlson and a woman who accused Bill O'Reilly of sexual harassment in 2005 — while continuing to insist he'd never been hired by Roger Ailes to dig up dirt on reporters.

Despite a surge of interest in running for office by female candidates, the November elections may not produce a similar surge in the number of women in Congress.

Longtime League of Women Voters lobbyist Barbara Bartoletti expressed frustration at the lack of action on items including closing a giant campaign finance loophole that allows big money donors to make unlimited contributions to candidates by setting up multiple Limited Liability Companies.

When Missouri Senate candidate Todd Akin came under heavy fire from Republicans and Democrats last year after telling a local interviewer that women couldn't become pregnant by rape, he sought shelter at the Delaware manse — and Elsass eagerly took him in, urging him to ignore the Republicans calling for him to drop out.

In Bromley and Enfield, Labour candidates fell short by a margin of less than the Women's Equality party votes, while in Richmond the Liberal Democrat / Green alliance saw off the Tory challenge for a second time.

He writes that it is prudent for Senate candidates to craft their own political brands distinct from Trump's and to distance themselves by quickly condemning his more controversial comments, such as «wacky things about women.»

In a job interview process with serious consequences, the state legislature on Tuesday started interviewing candidates to replace former Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who resigned after an article detailed abuse allegations by four women.

The wife of Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore said Monday that the women accusing her husband of initiating inappropriate relationships with them as children have been paid by his critics to come forward.

We have the Liberal Democrats in government with us and they have fewer women ministers and MPs than we do, but I think 50 % would be difficult to get to by 2020 but if you look at the candidates we're selecting, including candidates in replacement seats, Conservative - held seats, I think over 33 % are women candidates.

He was accompanied by the acting NPP National Chairman, Mr. Freddie Blay; 2nd Deputy Speaker of Parliament and NPP MP for Essikadu Ketan, Hon. Joe Ghartey; Hon. Papa Owusu Ankomah, former NPP Minister and currently MP for Sekondi; NPP National Women's Organiser, Otiko Afisa Djaba; Deputy National Women's Organisers, Hajia Sawudatu and Diana Karikari; NPP Regional 2nd Vice Chairman, Francis Ndede Siah; Hon. Kobby Okyere Darko Mensah, MP for Takoradi; Hon. Joseph Cudjoe, MP for Effia; Hon. Kingsley Aboagye Gyedu, MP for Bibiani / Anhwaiso / Bekwai; NPP Parliamentary Candidates for Sekondi, Shama, Ahanta West and Tarkwa Nsuaem, Andrew Mercer, Ato Panford, Kojo Kum and Mireku Duker, respectively; Charles Bissue, NPP Regional Secretary; Abdul Ganiyu, NPP Regional Organiser; Campaign Aides, Mawusi Awity, Na Paga Sulemana Tia, Justice Newton Abeiku Offei; and former NPP regional activists, Kojo Acquah and Agya Sam, amongst others.

When Democratic Westchester County executive hopeful Noam Bramson announced his full - throated support for Gov. Andrew Cuomo's women's agenda, the campaign of Republican incumbent (and possible gubernatorial candidate next year) Rob Astorino hit back hard by wondering why their opponent supports Silver remaining in office.

On Tuesday morning, a top aide to Rep. Ann Wagner, a Missouri Republican and leading voice in the conference for women, emailed Capitol Hill colleagues and K Street allies to highlight these female candidates, according to an email obtained by CQ Roll Call.

The German Green Party has never won over 11 percent of the national vote, yet for three decades has consistently won seats and promoted women's leadership by having a 50 - 50 rule for female / male candidates, prodding other major parties to nominate more women.

The debate, moderated by Judy Samuelson of the League of Women Voters and David E. Rattray, the editor of The Star, gave candidates a chance to answer questions submitted by audience members.

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«As an eager young delegate to the 1984 Democratic National Convention, I can tell you first - hand that Geraldine Ferraro thrilled us when she took the stage as the first woman ever nominated by a major political party to be its candidate for vice president of the United States,» Maloney said in a statement.

She said candidates will be obligated to promise to back the Women's Equality Agenda to get the line, and that it could make up the margin of error in close races for the State Senate, where the Republicans cling to power by a single seat.

Liberal Democrat candidate Susan Leslie said: «I think it has been a victory for women in politics in Scotland that four women stood in this by - election and fought positive campaigns on the issues for Dunfermline.»

Roy S. Moore, the Republican Senate candidate in the state of Alabama, was accused of sexual misconduct by five women.

Speaking at an event celebrating the 95th anniversary of women's suffrage in America, the two female pols — who helped create the party on Gov. Andrew Cuomo's behalf last year — said that the WEP would announce which candidates it was supporting by September 15.