POLITICO first featured the story contents in an article speculating on why Christina Romer resigned as Council of Economic Advisors Chairwoman.

Today’s leading story at POLITICO reads: ‘Good ol’ boys’ in Warren’s way?. The New Agenda’s Amy Siskind had this to say:

“It’s a real issue, and I’m hoping that President Obama does the right thing and replaces Christina Romer with a woman and does appoint Elizabeth Warren because we’re really missing out on balance and our country is hurting,” said Amy Siskind, co-founder of a women’s group called The New Agenda. Siskind previously ran the trading department at Morgan Stanley and was the first female managing director at the investment firm Wasserstein Perella.

A rationale  used by The Obama’s Administration as to why U.S. troops should stay in Afghanistan to for the sake of women there.

Not so fast.

A shocking documentary put together by Afghan women activists says just the opposite:

Also out last week in The New York Times, an article titled Afghan Women Fear Loss of Modest Gains cites:

Women’s precarious rights in Afghanistan have begun seeping away. Girls’ schools are closing; working women are threatened; advocates are attacked; and terrified families are increasingly confining their daughters to home.

For women, instability, as much as the Taliban themselves, is the enemy. Women are casualties of the fighting, not only in the already conservative and embattled Pashtun south and east, but also in districts in the north and center of the country where other armed groups have sprung up.

Tell us what you think?

In The Wall Street Journal last Friday, Peter du Pont wrote an op-ed Hillary Clinton for President:

It isn’t just the president whose poll numbers are falling fast. According to recent Harris polling, Vice President Biden viewed favorably by 26% of the public and unfavorably by 45%. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi does even worse, 20% positive to 49% negative. A June Nevada poll gave Sen. Harry Reid, the majority leader, 33% approval and 52% disapproval.

But the greatest contrast and most interesting statistic is Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s ratings: 45% favorable and only 35% unfavorable.

That is not surprising, and there are some obvious factors that suggest she might have a chance of defeating President Obama if she were to challenge him for the 2012 Democratic nomination.

That night, on The O’Reilly Factor, Monica Crowley’s had this to say in the shows lead-off “Talking Points Memo”:

And on the front page of none-other-than The New York Times, Sarah Palin was featured in a story Palin Wades Into Republican Midterm Primaries. For The NYT, the piece is surprisingly pro-Palin, only because it doesn’t feature the typical biased vitriol.

Here’s some highlights on Palin’s efforts for women in her party:

And the biggest furor so far has erupted here, with a leader of an anti-abortion group, Georgia Right to Life, accusing Ms. Palin of “endorsing any female Republican candidate that she could find.” Rival candidates complained that Ms. Palin was backing the most liberal Republican in the race.

And this (emphasis added):

When Ms. Palin announced her backing of Mary Fallin in the Oklahoma governor’s contest, the other Republican in the race testily denounced the endorsement. That candidate, Randy Brogdon, declared, “Stop acting like you are owed the governor’s mansion, and stop hiding behind the skirt of Sarah Palin.”

Ms. Fallin, a two-term member of Congress who would be the first woman to be governor of Oklahoma, dismissed the criticism from her opponent as sexist.

“Sarah is at the top of my list to receive an endorsement from,” Ms. Fallin said in an interview. “Even a lot of Democrats and independents admire her spunk and her willingness to stand up for what she believes and say what’s on her mind.”

Palin’s support of Ms. Fallin empowered her to speak out against sexism in her race!

Sarah Palin and Hillary Clinton – you go girls!!!

You can see Amy comment on:

1. The Arizona immigration debate (7:45)
2. Parents who hate parenting (NY Magazine article) (11:00)
3. A dad who convinced his family to live off the grid (24:15)

MEDIA ALERT: Siskind to appear on PBS

Dear Friend,

This weekend, The New Agenda’s Amy Siskind will be taking it to the airwaves.

Amy will join the all-female panel on PBS’ To The Contrary to discuss the week’s national and international issues. Other panelists will be Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Conservative Commentator Tara Setmayer, and the Heritage Foundation’s Genevieve Wood.

Tune in on Saturday, July 10th or Sunday, July 11th (local listing information here).

We’re Shaping the Media!

Amy’s recent op-ed, CNN’s Tilt Towards Misogyny, was featured on the front page of The Huffington Post. The piece prompted HuffPost’s staff to research, uncover and report that 5 of the 7 anchors who left CNN this past year were women!

Don’t forget to tune in and spread the word!

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Mr. Mattera is the 26 year-old author of a new book,  Obama Zombies.  The byline is “How the Liberal Machine Brainwashed My Generation.”

The New Agenda’s Amy Siskind read his book and put up a post on her Facebook page yesterday about a chapter on the media bias.  The Facebook post received a lot of attention:  including a comment from Nora Bredes, President of The Eleanor Roosevelt Legacy Committee, letting us know that Mr. Mattera had recently made a sexist remark on Elana Kagan, Secretary Napolitano and SC Justice Sotomayor:

As captured by Media Matters, here’s the tweet by Mr. Mattera:

Upon seeing this, Amy sent Mr. Mattera a message on Facebook asking him to apologize for his remark:

I read your book and was actually promoting it on my FB page..then someone brought to my attention the comment you made here:http://mediamatters.org/research/201005110058. This comment was a huge turnoff for the folks that are Hillary Clinton fans and had to endure rampant sexism in 2007-2008. You would further your cause and sell lots more books if you apologized for your sexist comments on Kagan et al – which I’m sure you regret. Else, it will haunt you with Hillary fans.

Here’s Jason’s response:

LOL! Apologize for ragging on Hillary? Riiiiiight. I think I’ll pass.

Apparently sexism is cool to this 26 year-old author?

It’s time for this punk to apologize for his sexist remarks about Elana Kagan, Secretary Janet Napolitano and Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor.

TAKE ACTION!!!
Contact Mr. Mattera’s publisher and demand an apology!  We won’t be buying his book until he does the right thing and apologizes!!!
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For those of you on Facebook, you can send a message to Jason here.
Here’s how to contact him on his website.

Please also pass this along to other women’s organizations and pro-Hillary blogs and ask them to cross-post this information.

Mr. Mattera:  Sexism is NOT cool!

We are helping women in politics!

Recall the run-off in Hawaii for an open congressional seat. The DCCC was set to throw its support behind Ed Case and targeting (including opposition research) a female candidate, State Senator Colleen Hanabusa. The New Agenda’s Amy Siskind wrote an op-ed In Hawaii, DCCC Targets a Woman Candidate in Favor of a White Male. Amy’s op-ed was also picked up by CBS News:

Some female Democratic activists were also angered. Amy Siskind…wrote at the Huffington Post that the DCCC’s actions represented “the latest on a long list of examples of the Democratic Party no longer standing up for, nor representing, women and women’s issues.”

Shortly thereafter, the DCCC decided to stay neutral and not support Case over Hanabusa. And now the good news: Ed Case has stepped away from challenging Hanabusa in a primary when the seat comes up in November 2010, and will instead throw his support behind her.

Run Colleen Hanabusa, run!!!

We are working to battle teen dating violence!

Big news in Florida.  This week, Governor Crist signed Teen Dating Violence Education Legislation Into Law (emphasis added):

Representative Mia Jones (D-Jacksonville) worked with the National Foundation for Women Legislators (NFWL) and Moms and Dads for Education (MADE) to ensure that all young people are educated about the devastating consequences of teen dating violence and abuse. On Friday June 4, Governor Crist signed House Bill 467 (Teen Dating Violence Education) into law. As part of their curriculum, student in grades 7-12 will be taught the warning signs of abusive behavior, what healthy relationships are, and who to contact if they or someone they know is an abuse victim.

The New Agenda is a national partner of Moms and Dads for Education to Stop Teen Dating Abuse (MADE).

We are protecting our girls!

Together we made calls and sent emails – our collective efforts worked. Last month, the American Association of Pediatrics reversed its decision on female circumcision.

Join our movement and become a member!
For only $35, become a member of our national movement; or donate what you can to help!  We need your support!!!

Dear Friends,

We did it!!!

Our collective efforts worked!  We emailed and called the AAP and our female leaders.  And, yes, our voices were heard!

In a major reversal:

The policy statement ignited a storm of criticism from opponents of female genital cutting. Dr. Judith S. Palfrey, president of the academy, said: “We’re saying don’t do it. Do everything that you can to support that family in this tough time, but don’t be pulled into the procedure.”