The following op-ed by The New Agenda’s Amy Siskind is featured on the front page of The Huffington Post.
This has not been a good week for Democratic women.
First, a New York Times op-ed penned by two progressive feminists noting two disturbing trends:  1) Democratic Leaders have been bargaining away our reproductive rights, and 2) the Democratic Party is not seeking out nor encouraging strong women leaders .  Then, a Los Angeles Times story descrying that hopes for the “Year of the Women” are fading.  Given the projected seats losses by …

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The following op-ed by The New Agenda’s Amy Siskind was originally featured on the front page of The Huffington Post on July 20, 2010. The piece was featured again today with Christina Romer’s sudden resignation.
When FDR devised the policies which led our country out of the Great Depression, he had a secret weapon – his wife, Eleanor.   Regrettably, as we struggle our way out of the worse economic crisis since then, Treasury Secretary Geithner is attempting to silence one of the few female voices in leading us out:  Elizabeth …

The following op-ed by The New Agenda’s Amy Siskind is featured at The Huffington Post.
Why did President Obama choose to appear on The View?  The answer is simple.  The View’s audience is 79% female and Obama has a women problem. Obama’s approval among women voters has plunged from 59% to 45% during his term in office. Here’s a shocker:  just one-third of white women approve of the President.
In fairness to President Obama, his policies and lackidasical focus on women’s issues only partially explain this nosedive with …

Jim Cramer of CNBC calls her:

One of the best, but least-heralded CEOs in America.

That’s Ellen Kullman, CEO of Dupont — a woman leader to watch!
Despite the downbeat prospects for the housing market, Kullman’s company, DuPont, reported yesterday that quarterly profits tripled and the company had strong results in all segments across the globe.
Here’s Cramer on CNBC’s Stop Trading. You can hear at 0:56 where Cramer struggles with “this person” – “this CEO” – “not this woman”…and Erin Burnett chimes in: “that woman kind of makes you …

Today marks the one year anniversary of the death of my dearly departed friend Cammy Fulton.  In honor of Cammy, I wanted to share this special memory about this special woman.  She lived and breathed the TNA credo each and every day!
In Memory of Cameron Ellen Fulton
We all have heroines in our life. We don’t need to look any further than our day to day lives to find them. We don’t have to be Superwoman or Wonder Woman to qualify as a heroine. Being right down here …

The following op-ed is featured on the front page of The Huffington Post.
There must have been some major high-fiving when CNN announced that Eliot Spitzer and Kathleen Parker would be taking over Campbell Brown’s 8 p.m. slot. High-fives between Bill O’Reilly and his producers, and Keith Olbermann and his producers.
By featuring these two individuals, CNN appears to be a network that has lost track of the sensitivities and sensibilities of its female audience. And, on the back of the bevy of female departures …

The blogosphere civil war continues unabated:  is Sarah Palin worthy of the mantra of “feminist?”   How about those other Republican women on the rise?  Are they just sullying the f-word for women on the left?
Meanwhile, Sarah Palin, seemingly unfazed by this whole debate, marches forward in her role as a leader of her party.   Palin is busy emerging, evolving and redefining.
Maybe it’s my training on Wall Street, but I for one like to see results.  Early in my career, a colleague of mine once told me:  speak softly …

Earlier this week, Jane Hamsher wrote a wonderful article over at Firedoglake:  Sierra Club and Gang Green: Oil Spill Cleanup “Just Fine” .  Jane details how the environmental groups have chosen not to publicly criticize the efforts (or lack thereof) of President Obama in the Gulf Coast due to party affiliation:
The Sierra Club has one of the most well-known progressive brands, and they have a membership that is both deep and broad. Their ability to advocate for environmental causes doesn’t depend on access to politicians. It appears …