Welcome, Newcomers

Among the newcomers to elected office in 2017 are several African-American women. Jezebel tells us about newly elected Virginia Delegate Jennifer Carroll Foy, while The Washington Post and  The Times-Picayune fill us in on New Orleans Mayor-Elect LaToya Cantrell.

 

Officeholders You Should Meet

The New York Times introduces us to two fascinating political women: Judge Ruchie, "the Hasidic Superwoman of Night Court," and Margot Wallstrom, Sweden's feminist foreign minister.

 

Stepping Forward

The Guardian visits Northampton County, PA to find women whose anger at the Trump administration is spurring them to run for office. The Daily News reports on Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who hopes women will be galvanized into political action by the spate of reports of sexual harassment and assault. Glamour highlights findings from a survey by Emerge America of alumnae of their training programs, identifying obstacles for women who want to run. And HuffPost looks even further down the road, encouraging girls to raise their hands and get ready to run.

 

Not Feeling It

Meanwhile, The Atlantic discusses why Democratic women are mobilizing and running, but Republican women are not following suit.  According to Kimberly Ross on redstate.com, that's OK since we don't need more women in Congress.   The Daily Beast tells us that the Trump administration must feel the same way about women in appointive office, since of 480 appointments so far, 80 percent are men. Meanwhile, in Japan, a local legislature isn't quite ready to accommodate a working mom, as NPR reports.