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Monday, August 28, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
USA: women in NC must rise above partisan politics, like women in Ohio did
The Charlotte Observer
Women’s Equality Day is Aug. 26. It marks the anniversary of the certification of the 19th Amendment, granting some women the right to vote in 1920. Then, as now, women of color faced additional barriers to representation. Today — 103 years later...
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Wednesday, August 02, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
USA: these black women are running for office to save reproductive rights
Essence
When it comes to politics, Black women have always been “at the forefront of change.” In a post- Roe v. Wade world, that’s more true now than ever. President Barack Obama has publicly acknowledged our import, remarking in a speech how Black...
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Thursday, July 27, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
USA: Glenn College power programs aim to promote female representation
The Lantern
More than a century after women earned the right to vote, political representation for them remains unbalanced. According to Represent Women’s Gender Parity Index, the 168 million women in the United States only make up about 30 percent of all...
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Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
USA: weekend reading on women’s representation: one-third of State legislators are women
Ms Magazine
Weekend Reading on Women’s Representation is a compilation of stories about women’s representation in politics, on boards, in sports and entertainment, in judicial offices and in the private sector in the U.S. and around the world—with a little...
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Source: CNN
Tuesday, June 20, 2023
USA: first Muslim woman confirmed as federal judge
CNN
Nusrat Choudhury was confirmed Thursday as a federal judge by the US Senate, making history as the first Muslim woman and the first Bangladeshi American to join the federal judicial bench. The vote in the Democrat-led Senate narrowly passed along...
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Source: Politico
Tuesday, June 13, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
USA: when it comes to guns, Republican women don’t always agree with Republican men
Politico
For years it has seemed as if the political stalemate over guns in America was unbreakable. Despite mass shooting after mass shooting, most efforts to regulate gun ownership, even in ways that have a majority of support from voters, have run...
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Source: MSNBC
Monday, April 10, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
United States of America: this is how we can drastically increase the number of women in politics
MSNBC
At first glance, statistics paint a rosy picture about women in U.S. politics. Kamala Harris is our country’s first female vice president. There’s a record number of women serving in governorships and in the U.S. House. And there’s been a steady...
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USA: Women in politics still face sexism from the media - Courtesy of IMDB
Thursday, December 08, 2022
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
USA: Women in politics still face sexism from the media
mdc
From Hillary Clinton to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, some things have yet to change. Prejudice is alive and sustained in the media. Today, some journalists fall back on old habits, basing their questions and commentary on old prejudices like sexism,...
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USA: Why Black women candidates had mixed results in the midterm elections (PBS Picture)
Thursday, December 01, 2022
Multimedia
USA: Why Black women candidates had mixed results in the midterm elections
PBS
A record number of Black women ran for office this year for U.S. House, Senate and governor. And while some made history with their wins, Black women are still underrepresented in public office. Nadia Brown, the Director of the Women’s and Gender...
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USA: A record number of women will serve in the next Congress (Picture: CNN)
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
USA: A record number of women will serve in the next Congress
CNN
CNN — A record number of women will be elected to Congress this year, CNN projects – but barely. The 149 women who will serve in the US House and Senate in the 118th Congress will expand the ranks of female representation by just two members above...
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Maura Healey at the Massachusetts Democratic Party convention in Worcester in June.Craig F. Walker / Boston Globe via Getty Images file
Tuesday, November 22, 2022
USA: Lesbians score big political gains in midterm elections "rainbow wave"
NBCN
The string of wins includes the election of the country’s first lesbian governors in Massachusetts and Oregon. The 2022 midterm elections ignited what LGBTQ advocates called yet another “rainbow wave,” with over 430 lesbian, gay, bisexual,...
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US: Record 12 women to serve as governors, with notable firsts (Picture: AP)
Monday, November 21, 2022
USA: Record 12 women to serve as governors, with notable firsts
AP
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A record 12 women will take their seats as their state’s highest-ranking elected officials when the nation’s governors are sworn in this winter. The number tops the high mark set in 2004 of nine, with The Associated Press’...
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders of Arkansas, Democrat Maura Healey of Massachusetts and Democrat Kathy Hochul of New York (A/Getty Images)
Thursday, November 10, 2022
USA: Female governors will break a record in 2023
CNN
The US will have a record number of female governors in 2023. Still, the record-setting number – 12 – will represent a small fraction of the top executives across the 50 states. The previous record of nine female governors serving concurrently was...
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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu [+]BOSTON GLOBE VIA GETTY IMAGES
Thursday, November 10, 2022
USA: Women in politics have to deal with more harassment and violence. A new database tracks the threats
Forbes
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has become a target for white supremacists. Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal of Washington was stalked outside her house by a man with a gun. And New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez receives an “astronomical” number of...
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Massachusetts Gov.-elect Maura Healey speaks during a Democratic election night party Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Wednesday, November 09, 2022
USA: These 2022 candidates made history with their election wins
Time
As the results from the midterm elections started pouring in Tuesday night, a number of candidates made history. So far, there have been barriers broken by women including women of color, young people, and members of the LGBTQ community. Here’s a...
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US midterm elections: Why Bolivia's lawmakers are 50% women (Picture Sara Aliaga)
Wednesday, October 26, 2022
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
US midterm elections: Why Bolivia's lawmakers are 50% women
BBC
Despite historic gains in the past two congressional elections in the US, women hold just 27% of the seats. As Americans prepare to reshape Congress in the midterms, could Bolivia inspire change? Bolivia is one of the few countries in the world...
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US: Where women of color stand post-primaries (Politico)
Friday, October 07, 2022
US: Where women of color stand post-primaries
Politico
Of the 259 women nominated in House primaries this year, 43 percent are women of color — the highest percentage for the demographic in recent cycles. While that’s an indicator of progress, says Kelly Dittmar, director of research and scholar at the...
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Nadia Radic for the Deseret News
Monday, October 03, 2022
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Utah (US): We, the women
Deseret News
Women have always been trailblazers in the West. Why are some states falling behind? She usually returned library books on time. But Emily Bell McCormick wanted to keep this one. As her mother read aloud the story of Joan of Arc, the image of an...
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