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Wednesday, December 11, 2019
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Why do people really dislike the women running for President?
The Cut
By Amanda Arnold, Regardless of their stance on universal health care, their voting record, or endorsements, the women running for president have been haunted by the same question: Are they “likable”? While all politicians are evaluated in terms of...
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Friday, November 22, 2019
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Women and politics: Too emotional?
International Policy Digest
By Becca Blaser, In a recent Twitter exchange, a female journalist stated that United States Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her “frequent crying” reinforce stereotypes that women are too emotional for politics. The journalist was...
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Friday, November 08, 2019
Muslim women and refugees won historic victories across the US in Tuesday's elections
Business Insider
The 2018 midterm elections saw voters elect a record number of women to the House of Representatives, with a number of individual candidates achieving historic firsts with their victories. That trend continued in many ways on Tuesday, as women and...
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Thursday, November 07, 2019
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
US: Ranked choice voting can help elect more women candidates
Queens Daily Eagle
By Betsy Gotbaum and Meridith Maskara. New York City is number one inthecountry in many areas—we boast the most diverse population, tallest building,and best bagels. Yet, when it comes to our elections, New York City is failing—both in terms of...
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Monday, October 28, 2019
USA: These candidates are proof: Investing in women who run for state and local office pays off
Ms Magazine
Many feminists celebrated the incredible progress made in 2018 when more women were elected to Congress than ever before—but victories at the state level warranted commemoration, too. In the days following the 2018 election, more than 2,000 women ...
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Friday, October 11, 2019
Report / White Paper
Unfinished business: Women running in 2018 and beyond
Rutgers
Women ran for and were elected to office in record numbers in the 2018 election. They made historic gains across levels of office and reached new milestones for women’s political representation. But not all women achieved record levels of success in...
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Friday, October 11, 2019
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Why American politics needs gender quota
The Hill
By Adriana Piatti-Crocker, After the 2018 elections, many Americans celebrated the unprecedented number of women gaining seats to Congress. There was reason to celebrate: both the House and Senate included more women than ever before, with...
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Friday, October 11, 2019
Professor of Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics talks struggles women face in seeking office
Iowa State Daily
The issues women face when seeking elected office were discussed in a lecture Thursday at Iowa State. Kelly Winfrey, assistant professor of journalism and coordinator of research and outreach for the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics...
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Friday, October 11, 2019
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
The unfinished business of achieving gender parity in U.S. politics
Washington Post
There is no doubt that women made history in the 2018 election, running for and winning elected office in record numbers. Non-incumbent women won at higher rates than men across most levels of office and were responsible for the majority of...
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Thursday, September 19, 2019
Are voters biased against women candidates?
BBC
With a record number of women in the fight for the White House, it's time to re-examine what role - if any - gender biases may play in the 2020 election. It's been a groundbreaking year for women in US politics: 1,834 women won office at the state...
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Wednesday, September 18, 2019
Money talks: A look at female donors’ favorite presidential candidates
Refinery29
If you want to talk about putting your money where your mouth is, then look no further than the historic 2018 midterm election. Women donated a record amount to political candidates in the most expensive midterm race in history. And there are signs...
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Thursday, September 12, 2019
Since the 1870s, the West has led the way for women in politics
High Country News
On Sept. 6, 1870 — Election Day — officials in Wyoming were concerned. The previous year, a violent mob in South Pass had attempted to prevent African American men from voting. And since then, the territorial Legislature had granted full political...
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Friday, September 06, 2019
Multimedia
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Exposes The Dark Side Of Politics In 5 Incredible Minutes
Huffington Post
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) exposed some of the biggest flaws and loopholes in campaign finance laws this week ― and she did it in just five minutes. During a hearing, the freshman lawmaker created a game in which she pretended to be “a...
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Friday, August 30, 2019
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Women ran. Women won. Women changed the rules of American politics
The Washington Post
By Kathleen Townsend, “See Jane Win” is a bracing antidote to that dreadful November election night in 2016 when women of the world watched as their champion, so close to shattering the highest glass ceiling, lost to a self-avowed assaulter. As the...
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Tuesday, August 27, 2019
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
The women’s revolution in politics
The New York Times
By Caitlin Moscatello, When waves of pink-hatted women engulfed the streets the day after Donald Trump was inaugurated — having beaten the first woman to be nominated by a major party despite his viral boasts of grabbing women by their genitals —...
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Tuesday, August 27, 2019
Women's Equality Day is a timely reminder of the impact women voters have on elections
CNBC
In 1973, Congress declared August 26th "Women's Equality Day." The date, according to the National Women's History Alliance, celebrates the passage of the 19th amendment, which granted women the right to vote, and brings awareness to the continued...
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Tuesday, August 27, 2019
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
When you’re not the ‘pick of the establishment’
The Cut
By Caitlin Moscatello, The past few years have been groundbreaking for women in politics: In 2018, more women campaigned for elected office than at any time in U.S. history, and there are now more women in Congress and state legislatures than ever...
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Friday, August 23, 2019
Women are mysteriously missing from D.C. think tanks’ foreign policy panels. Here’s the data.
The Washington Post
Although women make up half the world’s population and a growing proportion of scholars and analysts, they’re often absent in convenings of “experts.” That’s true across a number of industries, according to an event management company’s report on...
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