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Wednesday, June 12, 2019
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
It’s time for women in politics to adopt the strategy of their opponents
Washington Post
By Ana Stevenson, For more than a century, the same tactics and tropes have been used against women in politics. Now they must turn the tables. In spring 1919, Congress adopted the 19th Amendment. Ratification came more than a year later on Aug. 18...
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Thursday, June 06, 2019
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Why longer lives mean the future of US politics is female
Ozy
By Nick Fouriezos, Women live longer than men. And in the realm of politics, simply sticking around has an advantage, as seniority often dictates power — particularly in Congress and state legislatures. But that hasn’t helped women traditionally....
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Tuesday, June 04, 2019
19th Amendment: A century of pioneering women in US politics
BBC
One hundred years ago - on 4 June 1919 - Congress approved the 19th Amendment to the US constitution guaranteeing the right of American women to vote. The amendment was the product of decades of campaigning and slow progress since the first...
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Friday, May 17, 2019
US: Where women call the shots
The Washington Post
She didn’t plan to say it. Yvanna Cancela, a newly elected Democrat in the Nevada Senate, didn’t want to “sound crass.” But when a Republican colleague defended a century-old law requiring doctors to ask women seeking abortions whether they’re...
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Friday, May 17, 2019
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Female presidential candidates have to overcome the sexism — of other women
The Washington Post
By Jay Newton-Small, There are already six women running for president in 2020, an unprecedented number, and two of them — Sens. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) and Kamala Harris (Calif.) — routinely poll in the top five among the nearly two dozen...
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Friday, May 17, 2019
In abortion fight, 2020 female candidates lead call to arms
The New York Times
For Senator Elizabeth Warren, the moment brought up memories of “back alley butchers” and “desperate women.” Senator Kamala Harris compared it to “a scene from ‘The Handmaid’s Tale.’” And Senator Kirsten Gillibrand warned about a “war on women,”...
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Friday, May 10, 2019
Data and Statistics
Survey: When should a woman have children if she’s thinking about running for office?
PEW Research Center
By Ruth Igielnik and Kim Parker, As moms across the United States celebrate Mother’s Day this weekend, five of the six women vying for the Democratic residential nomination are themselves mothers. These women, all seeking the same high political...
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Friday, May 10, 2019
Asked if a woman can win, 2020 candidates offer an easy answer: ‘I have’
The New York Times
RESTON, Iowa — Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York had a request: Before anyone mocked her claim that she was the Democratic presidential candidate best positioned to take on President Trump, at least listen to the evidence. Ms. Gillibrand won...
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Friday, May 10, 2019
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
The next president should not be a man
The New York Times
By Farhad Manjoo, There is no good reason to put yet another man in the White House. According to pollsters and political reporters, a dispiriting dynamic has taken hold of the early stages of the Democratic presidential primary: Voters are...
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Thursday, May 09, 2019
A ‘Women’s New Deal’
The New York Times
A trio of high-profile leaders — Cecile Richards, Alicia Garza, Ai-jen Poo — introduce Supermajority, a group that wants to guide millions of American women toward political activism. First came the 2016 presidential election, then came an avalanche...
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Wednesday, May 08, 2019
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
The 2020 US elections will again expose the barriers facing female politicians
The Guardian
By Martina Fitzgerald, A recent issue of Vanity Fair featured a cover photo of White House hopeful Beto O’Rourke and his words about the 2020 US presidential race: “I want to be in it. Man, I’m just born to be in it.” One wonders what the reaction...
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Friday, May 03, 2019
US: The very real effects of having more women in office
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Colorado is already seeing the tangible benefits of having more women in the legislature, including a handful of bills aimed to uproot gender inequity in the workplace. After winning historic representation in the Colorado legislature in 2018, women...
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Friday, May 03, 2019
Jane Castor elected Tampa's first openly LGBTQ mayor
ABC News
"How exciting is this?" Castor said Tuesday night to a cheering crowd as she raised her hands in the air. "The next mayor of Tampa!" With endorsements from organizations that advocate for LGBTQ rights, like the Human Rights Campaign and Equality...
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Friday, May 03, 2019
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
2020 is not a fair playing field. Here's how to even it out
CNN
By Marianne Schnall, A record six women are running for president on the Democratic side: Sens. Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren, Kirsten Gillibrand and Amy Klobuchar, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard and motivational speaker Marianne Williamson. This...
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Thursday, April 18, 2019
WGBH News investigates gender diversity in local politics with ambitious digital project
WGBH
More than 500. That’s how many phone calls and emails Laura Colarusso, WGBH News digital managing editor, and Emily Judem, digital producer, made to Massachusetts city and town governments to gather information about women in local politics for...
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Thursday, April 18, 2019
Some Americans still doubt women's emotional suitability for politics, according to study
CBS News
The jam-packed 2020 Democratic presidential field includes six women, the largest-ever number of women to run for a party's presidential nomination. But a new study finds that some Americans still question whether women have the emotional fitness...
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Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Study: Women presidential candidates endure tougher coverage
Buffalo News
Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand has drawn some harsh media coverage since launching her bid for the Democratic presidential nomination in January – but in that, it seems she's part of a sisterhood. Women candidates for the Democratic nomination are...
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Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Trickle-down equality: More women in Congress means less sexism for staffers
Roll Call
Women in Congress have been getting attention recently for calling out casual sexism on the Hill — and female staffers say it’s making their jobs easier. California Rep. Katie Hill told a male colleague she didn’t appreciate his sexual innuendo on...
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