1992 Seen as Promising for Female Candidates; Observers Cite Nation's...

The Washington Post;  October 21, 1991 ;     700+ words ......read male - politics makes female candidates the hottest commodity around. The potential for female candidates existed even before the flare-...consultants said. Groups that support female candidates hope that anger among women...

SOURCE: National Election Poo ...

The Washington Post;  February 23, 2008 ;     11 words ...SOURCE: National Election Pool exit polls conducted by Edison/ Mitofsky

Women Power 3; Female Candidates Make Strides.

Korea Times (Seoul, Korea);  April 14, 2000 ;     521 words ...The victory by several female candidates in Thursday's National Assembly...significantly. A total of five regional female candidates were elected, marking a 15 percent success rate from the 33 female candidates who ran in the elections. Four...

UAW Endorses National Election Day Holiday Legislation.

PR Newswire;  March 27, 2003 ;     198 words ......today its enthusiastic support for a national Election Day holiday bill introduced by Sen...Gettelfinger. The UAW negotiated national Election Day as a holiday during 1999 contract...all Federal workers a holiday on national election days, and calls on private employers...

UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS PROFESSOR'S STUDY SHOWS MALE, FEMALE CANDIDATES USE...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  January 5, 2006 ;     470 words ......published a study that suggests male and female candidates for political office are adopting...They conclude that when male and female candidates face each other in debates, they...with similar presentation styles. Female candidates incorporate typically masculine attributes...

Most Voters Say Female Candidates Are as Capable as Men, Poll Finds;...

The Washington Post;  August 13, 1987 ;     562 words ......news and some bad news for aspiring female candidates yesterday. The good news, highlighted...is that an "unspoken bias" against female candidates, expressed "across all party groups...were surprised by the finding that female candidates have a 14-point edge when it comes...

Urgent: Exit polls give Polish opposition center-right broad lead in...

Xinhua News Agency;  September 25, 2005 ;     13 words ...Urgent: Exit polls give Polish opposition center-right broad lead in national election

Fed:ANU study shows female candidates recieve fewer votes than males

AAP General News (Australia);  November 21, 2007 ;     437 words ......Australia) 11-21-2007 Fed:ANU study shows female candidates recieve fewer votes than males By...voters favour male candidates over female candidates, according to a study by the Australian...University student Amy King found that female candidates, on average, receive 0.6 per cent...

National election campaign kicks off in Cambodia

Xinhua News Agency;  June 26, 2003 ;     270 words ...National election campaign kicks off in Cambodia...voters. It will be Cambodia's third national election. The first one was held in 1993...and SRP. According to Cambodia's National Election Committee, some 15, 481 local and...

Female candidates face uphill push; Study says women seeking executive...

The Washington Times;  November 14, 2002 ;     513 words ......Ellen Sorokin, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Female candidates face a tough time convincing voters...study. Despite the growing success of female candidates for Congress and state legislatures...dedicated to electing women. As a result, female candidates must show they can be effective ...

Q&A-ZIMBABWE: MEDIA CONTINUE TO IGNORE FEMALE CANDIDATES

Inter Press Service English News Wire;  June 25, 2008 ;     700+ words ......Africa's parliaments. All too often, female candidates are sidelined in election coverage...percent of news items surveyed had female candidates "as centers of the story" -- this...in the country gave much space to female candidates, and their campaigns thus suffered...

Unpopular Blair would still win national election, poll says

AP Worldstream;  June 5, 2004 ;     220 words ......unpopular with voters, but his Labour Party would still win a national election, a poll released Saturday indicates. The survey by pollster...has been battered by the divisive Iraq war, must call a national election by mid-2007, but many expect a vote to be held next year...

NGOs fear political violence ahead of Cambodian national election

Xinhua News Agency;  June 2, 2008 ;     218 words ......political violence ahead of Cambodian national election PHNOM PENH, June 3 (Xinhua) -- A...Tep Nytha, secretary general of the National Election Committee, rejected the civil societies...the situation before this year's national election is better than that of any of the...

NSW: Democrats launch national election campaign

AAP General News (Australia);  October 2, 2004 ;     93 words ......General News (Australia) 10-02-2004 NSW: Democrats launch national election campaign The Australian Democrats have promised to keep...tight on the bigger parties in the Senate at their main national election campaign launch in Sydney today. Federal party leader ANDREW...

Urgent: German ruling party seeks early national election

Xinhua News Agency;  May 22, 2005 ;     126 words ...Urgent: German ruling party seeks early national election BERLIN, May 22 (Xinhua) -- German Chancellor Gerhard...Democratic Party (SPD) seek to hold an earlier national election after suffering a defeat in a key regional vote...