1. The NYTimes this week took a look at high-level female executive appointments in the Obama Administration, concluding that the Obama Administration has named no more women than the Clinton administration did nearly two decades ago.

Women hold about 35% of Cabinet-level posts, compared with 41% for Clinton and 24% for George W. Bush at parallel points in their presidencies, writes the Times.

The topic of Obama and female appointments is on the front burner as discussions percolate that President Obama might make Janet L. Yellen the first female leader of the Federal Reserve. The Obama Administration has put a record number of women in judicial appointments, with about 42 percent of confirmed judges being female, compared with 22 percent appointed by George W. Bush and 29 percent by Bill Clinton.

2. The Perot Foundation donated $1 million to Planned Parenthood Texas this week, saying:

“For nearly 100 years Planned Parenthood has helped to educate men and women regarding family planning and general family health,” Margot Perot said in a written statement through Planned Parenthood. “Our family has supported this nonprofit for many years because we are impressed with the work they do — providing birth control, scientifically-based education, breast health exams, and basic life-saving healthcare for women who cannot afford services otherwise.”

The state-funded Texas Women’s Health Program, designed to preclude Texas women from receiving any health services from Planned Parenthood, has as of June 1, served just 71% — based on total claims posted for the six months — of women as in 2012.

3. Activists will protest Judge G. Todd Baugh, 71, for his suspension of all but 31 days sentence of former high school teacher Stacey Dean Rambold, who pleaded guilty to having sex with a 14-year-old student who subsequently killed herself. The judge said that after reviewing all the girl’s statements, it was clear she was troubled. Baugh continued, saying that the girls was “older than her chronological age” and “as much in control of the situation” as her teacher was.

Under Montana law, minors under age 16 cannot consent to sex, a minor detail irrelevant to the wise Judge Baugh.

“This is really the kind of stuff that’s been propagating rape cultures for a long time,” said Sheena Rice, who is organizing today’s Thursday protest, to be held at a park adjacent to the courthouse. The demonstration will include a moment of silence for the victim.

4. On Wednesday, Aug. 28, a man named Aniruddha Sherbow was arrested in Mexico over allegations that he vowed to cut off the head of Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hi), a freshman congresswoman.

Sherbow detailed in a series of emails with the Hawaii Reporter that Gabbard is a ‘Prima Donna’ who caused him to feel ‘insignificant’ when he offered to volunteer for her as a member of the Honolulu City Council.

In March 2011, a district court issued a three-year injunction against Sherbow, barring him from contacting or threatening Gabbard. According to the Honolulu Star Advertiser, Gabbard said Sherbow contacted her more than 35 times over a less-than-three-week period, including communications that were “extremely inappropriate, profane, vulgar and sexual in nature.” Gabbard said Sherbow first contacted her asking to rent office space from her.

5. Priorities USA Action, the pro-Obama super PAC is said to be quietly positioning itself to become “the main independent group funding a media campaign for Hillary Rodham Clinton in the 2016 presidential race”, writes The Washington Post.

Priorities USA would not duplicate the mission of Ready for Hillary, a grass-roots group of ardent Hillary supporters.

Started by Sean Sweeney with former White House deputy press secretary Bill Burton, Priorities has strong ties to both Bill and Hillary Clinton. Sweeney worked as a legislative assistant for then-Sen. Hillary Clinton and is considered a ‘trusted loyalist’.