Tag: Gender Issues

"I know it. Every woman I know knows it, whether you're in the media as a woman, or you're in the professions or business or politics, and I don't know anything other to do than just keep forging through it, and just keep taking the slings and arrows that comes with being a woman in the arena." (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Clinton on sexism: ‘We are still living with a double standard’

Kelly Cohen · February 7, 2016 4:31 pm

A group of Democratic senators will hit the campaign trail to campaign for Clinton in New Hampshire. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Dems: Debate over Clinton’s progressive views is ‘silly’

Susan Crabtree · February 7, 2016 5:01 am

"I have no problem whatsoever with people of either gender serving in combat so long as the minimum requirements necessary to do the job are not compromised," Rubio said. (AP file photo/Branden Camp)

Rubio: Women in military could reverse drop in ranks

Anna Giaritelli · February 7, 2016 4:40 am

"There's a special place in hell for women who don't help each other," said former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Albright: ‘There’s a special place in hell’ for women who don’t back Clinton

Al Weaver · February 6, 2016 8:52 pm

Sanders and Clinton are often distinguished in terms of "authenticity," a double standard, according to media. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Press finds sexism in Dems who support Sanders

Eddie Scarry · February 6, 2016 2:46 pm

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, stressed that the implementation needs to be done deliberately and methodically to ensure any issues that arise can be dealt with effectively. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)

National Security

Ernst worries White House rushing to allow women in combat

Jacqueline Klimas · February 4, 2016 10:05 pm

Hunter wants to begin a conversation the administration should've had before lifting ban on women in combat. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

National Security

Vet lawmakers introduce bill to draft women

Jacqueline Klimas · February 4, 2016 5:32 pm

The Senate Armed Services Committee will hold a hearing on Tuesday on implementing the services' plans to integrate women into combat positions. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

National Security

Army, Marine Corps leaders say it’s time for women to sign up for the draft

Jacqueline Klimas · February 2, 2016 6:52 pm

Significantly more women than men voted in the Democratic caucus, while the sexes voted pretty evenly in the Republican caucus, according to CBS News. (Mike Burley/Telegraph Herald via AP)

Beltway Confidential

How women in Iowa voted

Ashe Schow · February 2, 2016 6:02 pm

Ray Mabus said that an oft-cited Marine Corps study that found women performed worse than men in combat situations looked at the average woman, not at individual capabilities. (AP Photo)

National Security

‘Capable women’: Navy secretary defends push to integrate combat units

Jacqueline Klimas · February 2, 2016 4:01 pm

The Pentagon is expected to announce this spring whether it will lift the ban on transgender service members. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)

Pentagon proposes covering hormone therapy for transgender troops

Jacqueline Klimas · February 1, 2016 8:40 pm

"We're seeing a lot of stuff coming out of DoD in the waning months, and so that will present oversight challenges to us to understand the implications of what they put out and especially the long-term implications," House Armed Services Chairman Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, told reporters on Monday morning. (AP photo/Carolyn Kaster)

National Security

Lawmaker: Obama using military for social experiments

Joel Gehrke · February 1, 2016 7:40 pm