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Obama pressed to step aside for Hillary Clinton

Anne Summers — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 02:15:44 +0000

An extraordinary appeal from Democratic Party pollster Patrick Caddell that in order to government effectively President Obama needs to announce he will not run in 2012 so that Hillary Clinton can unite the country as no one else seems able to do to. Read the article

Amnesia clouds Ms. 40th birthday

Anne Summers — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 01:53:32 +0000

Ms. Magazine offices 1972

There is something missing from this glowing self-congratulatory history of the 40 years of Ms. magazine. What could it be?

A beautiful tribute to Diana Gribble by Hilary McPhee

Anne Summers — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 04:35:42 +0000

The two women who founded the groundbreaking publishing firm McPheeGribble found their friendship tested to breaking point after the recession of the early 199s forced them to sell their company to Penguin. After Di’s death last week, Hilary reflects on her friend and former partner in publishing.

http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/3343448.html

Cracking the perspex ceiling

Anne Summers — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 03:23:19 +0000

Time we had this discussion. Read article

The eternal dilemma: combining motherhood and work

Anne Summers — Fri, 06 May 2011 03:23:10 +0000

Why it’s (still) so hard and what some women in the US are doing to address the dilemma. Practical solutions

These are NOT the women we want – and fortunately US voters agreed

Anne Summers — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 21:54:24 +0000

These three ego-tripping former businesswomen spent millions of their own money on their unsuccessful quests for public office in the recent US elections. Instead, argued Gail Sheehy, they could have pledged that money to education or other forms of giving to make America a better place for the millions living in poverty and without hope. Even worse, all were running as Republicans, committed tor educing government spending and further impoverishing their fellow Americans. This is a bitter read, indeed. Read the article

Finally, a special TED on/for women

Anne Summers — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 02:08:00 +0000

See TEDWomen in Washington DC in December

Women going backwards on Wall Street – and everywhere

Anne Summers — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 22:30:22 +0000

It is becoming a depressingly recurring theme: the numbers for women are not good, whichever way you look at them. Read this comprehensive description of the state of play for women’s employment in the US from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania

Women’s Leadership Institute Australia

Anne Summers — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 02:27:26 +0000

Congratulations to Carol Schwartz for this important initiative. Check out the Women’s Leadership Institute Australia

Has feminism failed? What a stupid question!

Anne Summers — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 03:50:16 +0000

In Melbourne later this week they are having an “IQ Debate” on the topic: Has Feminism Failed? The evidence supposedly is that because we have not yet reached the nirvana of equality this is the fault of feminism. When asked about this by the Sunday Age newspaper, I replied that it is society – not feminism – that has failed. My answer did not make it into the article - an inconvenient truth, perhaps? Better to blame the messenger than the body (society and its constituent elements: government, business, the church etc) that has the power to actually change things. No, feminism has not failed. It is more successful than ever because we are talking, talking, talking. But we need action. Soon.

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