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"If I can't dance I won't come to your revolution" - Emma Goldman

Press kit Martha Burk is a political psychologist and women's issues expert who is co-founder of the Center for Advancement of Public Policy, a research and policy analysis organization in Washington, D.C.  She is currently Director of the Corporate Accountability Project for the National Council of Women’s Organizations (NCWO). She also serves as the Money Editor for Ms. Magazine, and she is a syndicated newspaper columnist. She holds a Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Texas at Arlington.  Her background includes experience as a university research director, management professor, and advisor to political campaigns and organizations.   

Dr. Burk has long been active in public debate and political analysis.  She has provided briefing papers for presidential candidates, including Bill Bradley, Wesley Clark, Howard Dean, and Bill Richardson, and has worked closely with members of the United States Congress on issues of importance to women. She is currently serving as a Senior Policy Adviser for Women’s Issues to Governor Bill Richardson of New Mexico. Her latest book Your Money And Your Life: The High Stakes for Women Voters in ’08 and Beyond (April 2008) is a Ms. Magazine book selection.  Dr. Burk is producing an election year special series What’s At Stake 2008: Issues, the Women’s Vote, and You, in partnership with KSFR Public Radio in Santa Fe.

From 2000-2005 Dr. Burk served as Chair of the National Council of Women's Organizations a network of over 200 national women's groups collectively representing ten million women.  Dr. Burk led the NCWO effort to open the Augusta National Golf Club to women, and remains at the forefront of the debate on women’s progress in Corporate America. She has appeared on a great number of news shows, including The Today Show, ABC World News Tonight, CBS Evening News, NBC Nightly News, Newsnight with Aaron Brown, Lou Dobbs Moneyline, CNN Financial, Bloomberg News, Wolf Blitzer Reports,   . . . more . . .
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