Leah Ward Sears has a very distinguished judicial career, including breaking the glass ceiling when she became the first African-American woman Chief Justice of any state supreme court and the youngest justice on Georgia’s Supreme Court.
Throughout the next couple of weeks, right up until the president announces his pick, we will be taking a look at some of the leading women candidates plus a few we think should be on the short list. Starting with top contender Diane Wood…
This network anchor can be considered one of the most prominent women in news. During her 25 years as a journalist, she covered a wide range of events around the globe that included the funeral of Princess Diana, the Iraq War, and the recent earthquake in Haiti.
The National Organization for Women congratulates former NOW president Kim Gandy on her new position as vice president and general counsel at the Feminist Majority and the Feminist Majority Foundation. Gandy served in the national NOW office for 22 years, including two terms as the organization’s president, ending in July 2009. She recently completed a resident fellowship at the Harvard Institute of Politics, where she taught a series of seminars on “Winning Across Progressive Movements.”
The National Organization for Women is proud to celebrate Women’s Equality Day this year by launching Say It, Sister! – a new blog designed to inform, inspire and instigate feminist activism.
Tell the Senate to vote No on the SAVE America Act.