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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,
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