Friday Femme Fatale: Senate Maintains 16 Female Faces

by Jen Nedeau · 2009-01-23 21:50:00 UTC
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Considering I have already covered a few big things going on this week - including the passage of the Lily Ledbetter Act in the Senate and the reversal of the Global Gag rule - this week's Friday Femme Fatale is going to be a bit subdued compared to previous posts.

However, perhaps the biggest news that hasn't been spoken about yet here at Change.org's Women's Rights blog is that Rep. Kirstin Gillibrand won the appointment to become the next Senator from New York. The news comes as a surprise considering many thought that Caroline Kennedy was the alleged nominee. She will replace the esteemed Hillary Clinton who was confirmed to her post as Secretary of State this week and Gillibrand will maintain the coveted number of 16 females out of 100 members in the Senate, which is considered a win for those hoping to see more, not less, women in elected positions.

I am glad to keep a female face in the Senate, but I won't be surprised if 2010 turns into an all out war for the seat - with efforts coming in particular from Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) who is reportedly already preparing herself for a battle during the New York primaries.

In other news, women continue to find themselves at the forefront of technology with a new report that says that girls now use more technology at the home than boys do, an article summarizing the experience of What's It Like to Be a Girl in Tech?, in addition to an announcement from the Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology about the "Women to Watch" award winners from this week.

Other notable stories of the week include the Momocrat's piece titled, Blog for Choice! Priorities for the New Administration; the MyDD Interview with Nancy Pelosi by Jonathan Singer and the thoughtful, must-read piece by Gloria Feldt: Beyond Roe: Toward Human Rights for Women.

Jen Nedeau Jen Nedeau is a media relations professional and a writer based in New York City.
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