Boston Globe 5.8.07

A Woman in the House? by Scott Lehigh

As the special election scramble begins, the clear leader is Niki Tsongas, widow

of Paul Tsongas, former senator and a Lowell legend, and a recognized community leader in her own right. MORE...

The Eagle-Tribune 4.25.07

Women's Political Caucus endorses Tsongas By Edward Mason

Coming off her victory in a Methuen straw poll last weekend, Lowell
Democrat Niki Tsongas yesterday picked up the endorsement of the
Massachusetts Women's Political Caucus.  MORE...

The New York Times 3.19.06

Why Do So Few Women Reach the Top of Big Law Firms?. By Timothy L. O'Brien.

Lauren Stiller Rikleen, a 52-year-old partner in the Framingham, Mass., office of the Worcester, Mass., firm of Bowditch & Dewey, details the hurdles facing female lawyers in her recently published book "Ending the Gauntlet: Removing Barriers to Women's Success in the Law."  MORE...

Boston Business Journal 10.28.05

Portrait Underscores Lack of Women in Politics. By Mary Fifield and Barbara Lee.

Regardless of political party or ideology, Swift's portrait sends a vital message about the importance of electing women to public office. But one gubernatorial portrait on the walls of the State House is not enough.  MORE...

Boston Herald 10.10.05

Portrait of a Leader. Letter to the Editor.

I was disappointed to read the criticism of the upcoming unveiling of Gov. Jane Swift's portrait in the State House.   MORE...

Boston Globe 10.9.05

The Wage Gap. By Evelyn Murphy and E.J. Graff.

If you are a women working full time, you will lose between $700,000 and $2 million over you working lifetime- just because of your sex. Is that fair? No. Can't it be stopped? Absolutely. MORE...

MWPC News 6.28.05
The Massachusetts Women's Political Caucus is proud to announce their endorsement of Pat Jehlen for State Senate in the 2nd Middlessex District. MORE...

Boston Herald 6.28.05
New Girls Network Gets a Win. By Vicki Donlan.
Her name first surfaced as a highway commissioner applicant in 2002 as part of the outreach from MassGAP- a partnership of The Alliance of Women's Business and Professional Organizations and the Massachusetts Women's Political Caucus. MORE...

MWPC News. 6.5.05.
The 18th Annual Abigail Adams Awards were held at Boston's Fairmont Copley Plaza. This year's honorees were Mary Beth Cahill, Joanne Jaxtimer, Bonnie Newman, Joan Wallace-Benjamin, Margaret Xifaras, and Samantha Overton Bussell. MORE...

Statement from the Office of the Governor. 5.2.05
Governor Mitt Romney honored at the Women's National Republican Club. "Governor Romney and Lieutenant Governor Kerry Healey attribute much of their success in attracting top-level women to serve in their Administration to the Mass GAP program spearheaded by the Massachusetts Women's Political Caucus (MWPC) shortly after the 2002 gubernatorial election." MORE...

Boston Phoenix. 3.25.05
What Women Want. By Deirdre Fulton
"Women are less likely to step up to the plate- they really need to be recruited," explains Mary Fifield, president of the Massachusetts Women's Political Caucus, an organization that works to get more women elected to office, among other goals. MORE...

MWPC News. 3.3.05
The 4th Annual Good Guys Awards were celrebrated at Boston's Park Plaza Hotel. This year's honorees were Chris Gabrieli, Paul Levy, and Jack Regan. MORE...

Boston Herald. 1.30.05
Cabral Tops List of Inspiring Female Pols. By Wayne Woodlief.
And though women constitute more than haft the population of Massachusetts, they hold less than a quarter of the seats in the State Senate and House, said Mary Fifield, new president of the Massachusetts Women's Political Caucus. "The political world remains ripe for the kind of work our Caucus specializes in." MORE...