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SC WIL blog features articles contributed by our readers with perspectives as varied as a sixth-grader, a businesswoman, a voting expert, a liberal journalist, and a conservative problem-solver. SC Women in Leadership (SC WIL) is a state-wide, multi-partisan group of women and men working together across differences by informing, inspiring, and involving women in leadership.
SC Women In Leadership Blog
5d ago
Originally published by Nicole Winfield for AP Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, appointing an Italian nun, Sister Simona Brambilla, to become …
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SC Women In Leadership Blog
5d ago
It's still dark when the busload of miners arrives for the morning shift at this small city in eastern Ukraine's coal country.
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SC Women In Leadership Blog
5d ago
Originally published by Matt Barnum for the Wall Street Journal Girls have lost ground in reading, math and science at a troubling rate, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis …
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SC Women In Leadership Blog
1w ago
They seem to think the answer is yes. But their female partners — and Bureau of Labor Statistics data — tell a different tale.
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SC Women In Leadership Blog
1w ago
The new year brings a mixed picture for women’s political representation – the highest glass ceiling in American politics remains intact, but female governors and state legislators are setting new records.
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SC Women In Leadership Blog
1w ago
I, along with so many others, was saddened to learn about the passing of activist, author, and 39th President of the U.S. Jimmy Carter, who died yesterday at the age of 100.
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SC Women In Leadership Blog
1w ago
Carter appointed many women to top positions within his administration, accelerating the careers of several Black women appointees.
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SC Women In Leadership Blog
1w ago
Nearly half the world's population - 3.6 billion people - had major elections in 2024, but it was also a year that saw the slowest rate of growth in female representation for 20 years.
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1M ago
Pope Francis and cardinals accused of ignoring calls to give women greater leadership roles
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1M ago
Originally published by Mayra Parrilla Guerrero for WIS News 10 Governor Henry McMaster announced on Monday who he appointed as the first director of the Office of Statewide Workforce Development …
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