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April 4, 2012 | Category: News
S.C. women: 2012 is our year for political success
Every day that Rep. Joan Brady, R-Richland, has walked into the S.C. State House for the past eight years she has walked in as a minority – a woman. She arrives at her small office in the Capitol complex around 9 a.m. and sometimes leaves as late as midnight. On a recent day, she walked in carrying a Louis Vuitton office tote, a purple leather portfolio overflowing with notes and a bundle of fresh flowers she stopped to pick on her way into the Blatt Building. -
January 24, 2012 | Category: News
Online Training To Encourage SC Women To Run For Office
The Southeastern Institute for Women In Politics launched a new online training program Monday that will let women prepare to run for office at their convenience. -
January 23, 2012 | Category: News
South Carolina tries to break political 'old boys network'
A bipartisan group in South Carolina, which has the lowest percentage of women in state political office, launched an effort on Monday to break what one activist called the "good old boys network." While Republican Nikki Haley became the first woman governor of South Carolina in 2010, the state ranks last in the nation with only 9.4 percent women in the state legislature, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. South Carolina is the only state in U.S. that has no women in ... -
January 18, 2012 | Category: News
New High-Tech Effort Will Encourage Women to Seek Elected Office
In the immediate wake of the GOP presidential primary, the Southeastern Institute for Women in Politics (SEIWIP), in conjunction with IT-oLogy, is announcing an exciting and innovative plan geared at encouraging and educating women to run for elected office in the Palmetto State. -
October 28, 2011 | Category: News
Girls given equal rights to British throne under law changes
Sons and daughters of British monarchs will have an equal right to the throne under changes to the United Kingdom's succession laws agreed to Friday, British Prime Minister David Cameron said. -
September 16, 2011 | Category: News
Women, take your seat
Another good report on the woman's agenda and our press conference last week. -
September 8, 2011 | Category: News
Coalition of Women’s Groups Call for Women to “Take Your Seat”
Today women of all ages and races gathered at the South Carolina State House in a call to action for women to “Take Your Seat” and run for elected office at all levels of government during the 2012 election cycle. The coalition of organizations gathered from across the state to draw attention to progress made and progress desired in areas important to women and to all South Carolinians. The agenda - 2012 Women's Agenda - focuses on four key items: a safe and healthy environment, educational ... -
September 8, 2011 | Category: News
Group urges S.C. women to become involved in politics
Citing a lack of women in the political arena, a statewide women's advocacy group is encouraging more South Carolina women to seek public office. -
July 18, 2011 | Category: News
Manning's first black female mayor to be sworn in
Manning's newest leader, Mayor Julia Nelson, is the first black woman to ever hold the title. "I'm proud to be an African-American and a woman of course, I was created in this image," said Nelson. "That is a factor, but I didn't give it much thought as far as entering the race or the results of the race." -
April 13, 2011 | Category: News
WSJ hosts panel on women's wage slippage
The Wall Street Journal Task Force for Women in the Economy recommends encouraging companies to break women out of traditional support positions like human resources and put them into jobs with bottom-line, profit-and-loss impact, considered essential preparation for the CEO spot. -
March 8, 2011 | Category: News
Institute Announces Honorees for 2011
The Southeastern Institute for Women in Politics (SEIWIP) today unveiled the selections for its annual Leading Women Awards. Both South Carolina women broke ground in Palmetto State politics and became important "firsts". -
December 23, 2010 | Category: News
GAP project leader praised Haley's appointments of women
Soon-to-be governor Nikki Haley is doing right by women as she selects her team, according to a non-partisan group promoting the role of women in politics in the state. -
November 29, 2010 | Category: News
SEIWIP Board Member Martha Scott Smith Awarded
Martha Scott Smith, director of public affairs for AT&T's Southeast region, based in Columbia, has been selected as the national recipient of the Jobs for America's Graduates National Servant Leader Award. Smith was recognized at the Jobs for American Graduates leadership reception and awards luncheon held recently in Washington. -
October 31, 2010 | Category: News
Why Did So Many Women Run in 2010?
Gone are the days when women were forced to don boxy pantsuits and mask their femininity to make it onto the political main stage. In the 2010 election cycle we've been treated to an exceptionally wide range of candidates - from Mama Grizzlies like Sharon Angle, to CEO powerhouses like Carly Fiorina, to Facebook-vixen-turned-businesswoman Krystal Ball. More women than ever are putting themselves out there for public office. In the 2010 election cycle, a record 298 women filed to run for ... -
October 31, 2010 | Category: News
Nine Reasons Women Need to Vote this Election Day
Let’s get out and prove the pollsters wrong. To be frank, I am more than disappointed. I'm also alarmed. Recent New York Times and CNN polls are suggesting that fewer women than usual, in large part out of their frustration, will turn out to vote for the Nov. 2 midterm elections. -
October 27, 2010 | Category: News
Ending the 'hot or not' factor for Nikki Haley and female candidates
Sexist attitudes in the media toward female candidates don't just hurt women, they hurt all of us – lowering public discourse and damaging political representation. It's time to push back. -
October 13, 2010 | Category: News
Women in politics? The U.S. is failing
Headlines would have us believe that we're witnessing a government takeover by snarling "Mama Grizzlies." But, within its coverage of the new political animal, the news media miss the forest for the trees. A truer danger lies in the obfuscation of harsher realities that are not as well represented by Sarah Palin and Nikki Haley as they are by the numbers 89 and 2012. -
January 7, 2010 | Category: News
Rep. Horne Shares Her Thoughts on Women in Politics
Rep. Horne, a former campaign school attendee and new member of the SE Institute Board, outlined some of the reasons South Carolina needs more women in elected office. -
January 7, 2010 | Category: News
Rep. Walt McLeod's Statements During January 7th Press Conference
Rep. Walt McLeod, a member of the Institute's board of directors, and active supporter of increasing the participation of women in politics, speaks out at the press conference held a few days in advance of the 2010 legislative session. -
January 7, 2010 | Category: News
Barbara Rackes Shares the 2010 Action Plan During January 7th Press Conference
Barbara Rackes, Treasurer of the Southeastern Institute for Women in Politics, introduces the 2010 action plan of the organization at a press conference held Thursday, January 7, 2010. -
November 5, 2009 | Category: Letters to the Editor
Upping the ante: Local women have strong showing in Tuesday's elections
When Linda Page learned Tuesday night she'd won a seat on Mount Pleasant Town Council, she was so happy she cried. -
April 20, 2009 | Category: Letters to the Editor
Columbia Artists Unite for Women in Politics
Nine Columbia artists under the name Columbia Artists for Women in Politics will show examples of their work at the 2009 Leading Women reception and dinner being held by the Southeastern Institute for Women in Politics at the Clarion Townhouse Hotel on Friday, May 1st.