Spotlight on: Bev Perdue

This week, CJP will be highlighting newly elected (and re-elected!) women serving in Congress and as governors around the country. Today’s newly elected Jane is Beverly Perdue of North Carolina. Here’s everything you need to know about the new governor of North Carolina:

Bev previously served as Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina
She has a Ph.D. in [...]

House races to watch- Rubbernecking edition.

We all know that the Congressional playing field looks particularly unkind to Republicans this year. Between retirements, Republican fatigue and a huge disadvantage in fundraising, we could discuss two dozen seats in play that bear legitimate, serious discussion.
Instead, we’re going to discuss seats, both Republican and Democrat, that have been derailed by [...]

No idea who you’re voting for? No problem!

We’ve repeatedly heard the following exasperated thought from TV talkers in the last week, “How could ANYONE still be undecided in this election?!”
CJP says, “Guess what- It’s easy!”
Whether you’re a chronic procrastinator, a bona fide independent, or just a busy gal seriously tuning into the election for the first time, you have nothing to be [...]

Mess with the Moose…

You get the horns.
Elizabeth Hasselbeck joined Sarah Palin on the stump over the weekend, where she delivered a blistering critique of Barack Obama, a strong endorsement of the McCain-Palin ticket, and an admission that she has a hard time, “not being sassy.” (Don’t we all?)

Michelle Obama fills in on the trail…

Speaking of great women giving speeches, since Barack Obama is off the trail visiting with his sick grandmother, “Toot,” Michelle Obama took his place at a rally in Ohio today. A little known fact about Mrs. Obama is that she actually gets a warmer, stronger reaction from crowds than her husband, who as we [...]

Voting with your purses

The economic blues have made us increasingly sensitive about our wallets this year, enough to want to cut back our spending as much as we can. But we’re thrilled to see that there’s one thing Janes across the country aren’t cutting back on — and that’s their contribution to the political process! According to a [...]

Women could hit critical mass in Congress this year

According to Women’s eNews, Janes, this is your year! Women could pick up as many as 13 seats in Congress next month. Doing so would take women from currently making up 16% of Congress to potentially making up 19% — just one point shy of 20%, which political scientist Sue Thomas declared over a decade [...]

Tuesday Girl Talk

Happy Tuesday Janes — and only 14 days and counting ’til Election Day! Can you feel the excitement? We can! And around the world, there are plenty of women leaders making a difference in their countries, too. Here’s your weekly roundup of women who make the world go ’round:

New Israeli PM Tzipi Livni is [...]