Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, badass champion of women's rights as she is on the Senate floor, is often asked to dispense advice to woman when she's not on the Senate floor. Her most recent tidbit of impromptu advice, though, was a little... confusing.
It's a little-known fact that Connie Britton (a.k.a. Rayna Jaymes, a.k.a Tami Taylor) was once college roommates with New York Senator and the awesome Kirsten Gillibrand. The pair shared a room one summer while studying Chinese in Beijing.
In May, NPR reporter Ailsa Chang wrote a piece about Kristen Gillibrand entitled "Focus On Women, Families Propels New York's Sen. Gillibrand" intended to discuss her rising star power in the Senate and her potential presidential prospects. What it actually discussed in an entirely unproductive manner was how the…
New York Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand's star has been rising for the past several years. She was elected to fill Hillary Clinton's senate seat in 2010, and since then, has been championed by Democratic party stars like Howard Dean or the super-PAC EMILY's List as a possible contender for president. This…
As we, the sycophantic public, dangle precariously between presidential election cycles, only one question keeps us attuned to the distant rumblings of potential candidates as they posture, pivot, and promenade their way to a spot in the presidential primary spotlight of 2016: could Kirsten Gillibrand leapfrog Hillary…
The New York Times featured a fairly horrifying report on Saturday about the supposedly rigorous testing household chemicals have to undergo before they’re deemed safe for public consumption, revealing that the testing isn’t actually all that rigorous. Even as we dally on the Internet, our homes could be stocked full…
According to the Pentagon, approximately 19,000 sexual assaults occur in the military each year and of that 19,000, about 16,600 go unreported because victims fear retaliation, ostracism or a fallout like the one that occurred at the Aviano Air Base in Italy where fighter pilot Lt. Col. James Wilkerson sexually…
On Tuesday, the Washington Post featured a profile on Democratic New York State Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, who is taking time out of her reelection bid (she's expected to win by a 2 to 1 margin, so it's nbd) to personally ensure that, after the next election cycle, she can look forward to seeing more women waiting…
New York Republicans who would like to unseat Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand thought they'd found their knight in wire-rimmed armor in entrepreneur Marc Cenedella. He had the youth, the vigor, the tough talk... the bizarre blog that trafficked in sexism, drug references, and unfunny jokes about Omarosa's wearing a banana…
Remember how the number of women in Congress actually declined in 2010, despite the feminist trailblazing of Sarah Palin, Christine O'Donnell, and Sharon Angle? New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand does.
Women in the military, or who are otherwise covered by military health insurance, have to pay for an abortion out of pocket even if they are raped or the victims of incest. Nor can they use their own money to pay for an abortion on military bases. Yesterday, a bill was introduced in the Senate to change that.
When the House voted to defund Planned Parenthood and cut all funding to clinics that provide women's health services, the stirring speeches of two women, Rep. Gwen Moore and Rep. Jackie Speier, went viral. This afternoon, it was the Senate's turn.
Gabrielle Giffords opened her eyes for the first time yesterday and saw her husband — and a room full of women who were her friends and mentors. "We saw a little girl power too," said Nancy Pelosi, who was there.
Carl Paladino is not sexist for calling Senator Kirsten Gillibrand "[Senator] Schumer's little girl." And he's going to prove it by refusing to be interviewed on that rather inconvenient topic. "I think we're done talking to this lady," he mumbled.
"We in the Senate refer to Sen. Gillibrand as the hottest member," said Harry Reid at a fundraiser for Kirsten Gillibrand. Previously, a Republican rival, asked in a debate to say something positive about the Senator, called her "attractive."
A financial advantage, superior networking, powerful backers, rural cred. Would you believe we're talking about a woman in politics?
"Sen. [Kirsten] Gillibrand says, 'You're in the middle of diapers and bottles and bills and votes and markups, how could you possibly think about doing anything else?'" Meanwhile, "Pelosi brings all of the attributes of a mother and grandmother." [NPR]
Yesterday, reports started circulating that New York Senator Chuck Schumer called a flight attendant a 'bitch' - now, Republicans are trying to make an issue out of it. One question: does anyone even care about the word "bitch" anymore?
