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Source: Poynter
Four years ago, Emily Ramshaw was on maternity leave from her job as editor-in-chief of The Texas Tribune. Hillary Clinton was running for president. Two questions followed Clinton.
Is she electable? Is she likable?
“That felt so unfairly narrowly tailored to women candidates,” Ramshaw said. “That was the moment it first occurred to me that it would be incredible to have a storytelling platform that was by women for women.”
Fast forward to this election cycle. Women ran for president. A woman almost assuredly will be the Democratic vice-presidential nominee. But, once again, little has changed — the same questions of likeability and electability are a part of the national conversation.
Click here to read the full article published by Poynter on 4 August 2020.
Four years ago, Emily Ramshaw was on maternity leave from her job as editor-in-chief of The Texas Tribune. Hillary Clinton was running for president. Two questions followed Clinton.
Is she electable? Is she likable?
“That felt so unfairly narrowly tailored to women candidates,” Ramshaw said. “That was the moment it first occurred to me that it would be incredible to have a storytelling platform that was by women for women.”
Fast forward to this election cycle. Women ran for president. A woman almost assuredly will be the Democratic vice-presidential nominee. But, once again, little has changed — the same questions of likeability and electability are a part of the national conversation.
Click here to read the full article published by Poynter on 4 August 2020.