While at the BlogHer ’11 conference this past weekend, I got a sneak peak at this ABC News story that left me awed and in tears.

While I didn’t get to go to Kenya, I am honored to be one of the “ONE Team Member” asked to spread the word about how we, as moms, can make a difference for other families across the globe.r

So when labor statistics suggest that moves to weaken unions at the state and local level would impact women more than men, it’s tough not to judge Gov. Scott Walker’s (R-Wis.) apparent union-busting crusade as anything other than the latest swipe at American women.

According to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, 61 percent of local government workers and 52 percent of state government employees are women. Broken down further, the information gathered by the IWPR from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that public sector employees who are teachers, nurses, administrative assistants, secretaries and teacher’s assistants — jobs that are primarily held by women — have the highest rate of union membership.

When those statistics are viewed in conjunction with Walker’s statements that Wisconsin union members who are police and firefighters — professions that are still heavily male-dominated — would be exempt from his plan, it seems clear that efforts to cut union wages and benefits, as well as collective bargaining rights, would put women at the back of the economic line more so than men.

So what happens next?  That’s what I’m pondering today over at Politics Daily.

There are some fabulous interviews with names I’m sure you know — Liz from Mom-101, Jessica Gottlieb, Barbara Jones of One2One Network, Lisa Stone of BlogHer, plus many others.

I was a pleasure to be asked to participate and talk about the state of the blogosphere for women political bloggers and niche bloggers.

I hope you’ll enjoy my chat with Jill Asher (and my mini-smack-down to Malcolm Gladwell!) while I’m chained to the computer to finish up the edits on Mothers of Intention!

Something is here that is SO much better than the phone book!

The new Kirtsy book’s here! The new Kirtsy book’s here!

Obviously, I have a little more self-confidence than Steve Martin’s character, so I already know I’m somebody. But I’m too, too excited to be one of over 100 fabulous women to have their inspirational writing included in this book.  The video points out one of the things I often lament about – the small numbers of women’s voices represented in the “mainstream.”

Guess what, boys, we’re creating our own mainstream. And this is just the start.  Welcome to our brave new world of women having a say.  Don’t worry, though. We’ll be a lot nicer to you than you’ve been to us.

Want to get a copy of this beautiful book that includes a version of my essay about how we’ll ever find another “viable” woman presidential candidate, just take a hope on over to Bright Sky Press (the amazing publisher that will be doing my Mothers of Intention book), Barnes & Noble or Borders.  Or, if you’d like to buy a copy directly from me, we can do that if you’ve got a PayPal account!  Just contact my by Email and we can arrange that!

I guess I’d better go get a Sharpie in case anyone wants me to sign my essay!