Tag: Women
Women Making Strides in County Commissions
Problems don't follow county lines, so when four commissioners from four Northwest Colorado counties sat down to discuss issues, there were common themes: transportation,...
You’ve Come A Long Way, Baby (with poll)
When discussing women and politics, some images that come to mind are solemn suffragists in drab black dresses earnestly demanding the right to vote...
Partying for the Party of Women
When we no longer need to preface women's political victories in "Year of the Woman" platitudes, remarked Heather Lurie, manager of the Colorado branch...
Pregnancy Centers Put Up False Fronts
Women finding themselves with unplanned pregnancies have many places to turn to for help. But, some organizations purporting to offer information about "choices" actually...
Open Thread: Fill My Pills Now!
Planned Parenthood of America has launched Fill My Pills Now.com to collect personal stories about lack of access to emergency contraception and organize...
Climb Every Mountain
What makes girls decide to become leaders and take the plunge into the political maelstrom?
The folks at the Women's Wilderness Institute believe that...
So Long Cowboy Diplomacy. Hello Collaborative Women
A new poll released yesterday by the nonpartisan The White House Project found that likely voters clearly reject the Bush Administration's message that the...
GOP Women Endangered
The Rocky today picks up on the theme, which we reported last week here, of the disappearing Republican woman legislator in Colorado, which many...
It’s the Rule, Not the Exception
The pattern of raising large contributions from individuals is not specific to Colorado gubernatorial candidates Bob Beauprez (R) and Bill Ritter (D). It's one...
Rowland Pick Explained (Maybe)
One Colorado trend that may be partly explainable by term limits is that fewer moderate Republican women are being elected to the legislature, says...