When you’re not the ‘pick of the establishment’
Source: 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 before.
In running, first-time female candidates overcame some of the long-standing barriers that have historically kept women off the ballot; they stopped questioning if they were qualified enough, and they didn’t wait for someone to encourage them to run. But they still encountered some of the same sexism and misogyny that have long plagued female candidates. Women with young children faced concerns from voters about their ability to handle the demands of both their families and their constituents; female candidates were the subject of sexualized and threatening attacks online, and they still faced implicit bias.
Click here to read the full article published by The Cut on 27 Agost 2019.
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 before.
In running, first-time female candidates overcame some of the long-standing barriers that have historically kept women off the ballot; they stopped questioning if they were qualified enough, and they didn’t wait for someone to encourage them to run. But they still encountered some of the same sexism and misogyny that have long plagued female candidates. Women with young children faced concerns from voters about their ability to handle the demands of both their families and their constituents; female candidates were the subject of sexualized and threatening attacks online, and they still faced implicit bias.
Click here to read the full article published by The Cut on 27 Agost 2019.