The Women’s Media Center urged President Barack Obama to make...
The Women’s Media Center urged President Barack Obama to make history and appoint the first woman to chair the FCC. “We're writing to make sure that with all that crosses your desk, you see a piece of good news,” the…
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group said Friday in a letter to the president (http://bit.ly/Yu372W). “The best qualified candidates to chair the Federal Communications Commission are all women. You will be able make good policy and good history at the same time. You have the chance to democratize the media with one key appointment when you nominate the next Chair of the Federal Communications Commission. We are writing to urge you to pick a woman.” The center lists as candidates former Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Ambassador Karen Kornbluh, current commissioners Mignon Clyburn and Jessica Rosenworcel, and former commissioners Susan Ness and Cathy Sandoval. “While there is no easy fix to getting women into the top jobs in the telecom and media industries, the government watchdog can and should be headed by a woman,” the center said.