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Tuesday, July 16, 2019
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Why sexist coverage of women in politics matters
Ms Magazine
By Dustin Harp, “The first time I met Elizabeth Warren, she had just come home from a walk with her husband and her dog at Fresh Pond, the reservoir near her house in Cambridge, Mass. It was a sunny day in February, a couple of weeks after Warren ...
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Friday, July 12, 2019
Why men thought women weren’t made to vote
The Atlantic
William T. Sedgwick believed that no good could come of letting women vote. “It would mean a degeneration and a degradation of human fiber which would turn back the hands of time a thousand years,” Sedgwick said in 1914. “Hence it will probably...
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Wednesday, June 19, 2019
Women are 'less effective in politics than men', 1 in 5 democratic and independent male voters say in poll
Newsweek
More than three-quarters of Democrats say gender and sexism factored into Hillary Clinton's 2016 election loss and a significant percentage of left-leaning male voters still don't trust a woman to defeat President Donald Trump in 2020. One-in-five (...
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Wednesday, June 19, 2019
Multimedia
Why it would take one million women to reach gender parity in american politics
More women were elected to Congress in 2018 than ever before, but for Congress to reach gender parity, a million women would need to run for office according to research from She Should Run. Erin Loos Cutraro, CEO of She Should Run, joins Cheddar to...
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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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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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Friday, April 05, 2019
Multimedia
What nobody tells you about being a woman in politics
Politico
From unwanted advice about having kids to unrealistic expectations for fundraising, Reps. Terri Sewell and Veronica Escobar talk about the obstacles faced by women who run for office. Click here to to hear the full conversation.
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Thursday, January 24, 2019
Women on the Run
Register for Women on the Run, a non-partisan training and mentoring program for women interested in running for office, running campaigns or serving in a leadership role of a community organization. The program is held in both Palm Beach and...
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Friday, January 18, 2019
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
When honest women replace ‘self-made’ men
The New York Times
By Jill Filipovic, At the end of this month, Nancy Pelosi will retake her position on the podium behind the president as he gives his State of the Union address. As speaker of a House that is more female and more racially diverse than at any time in...
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Tuesday, January 15, 2019
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
What you see when it’s your job to open a woman MP’s Facebook messages
The Spinoff
I’ve worked at parliament for three different MPs over five years. For the first time, I’m now working for a woman MP, and the kind of messages sent to her online are shocking. “Hey, what are you up to tonight?” “Is that your boyfriend?” It’s 9.37pm...
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Tuesday, January 08, 2019
Women of color in Congress are challenging perceptions of political leadership
The Washington Post
By Vanessa Williams, About US is a new initiative by The Washington Post to cover issues of identity in the United States. Sign up for the newsletter. News and social media documented the historic diversity of the 116th Congress with images of women...
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Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Women in politics roundtable
A record number of women ran for US office in 2018. What implications does this trend have for future female participation in politics, both here in the United States and around the globe? Join Women in International Security and the Embassy of...
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Wednesday, November 14, 2018
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Women in politics face constant sexist attacks, proving progress is only partial
Daily Bruin
By Ani Gasparyan, The 2018 midterm elections made significant strides for the Democratic Party. But the same can’t be said for women in politics. A record number of women ran this year and won seats in Congress. A total of 256 women ran for office...
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Friday, November 09, 2018
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Women in politics are the new, unexceptional normal
Longview News Journal
By Soraya Chemaly, The midterm elections saw a cascade of historical firsts for women, as the first Muslim women (Democrat Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Democrat Ilhan Omar, a Somali American former refugee in Minnesota) and Texas’ first Latinas (...
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Thursday, October 25, 2018
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Women candidates rewrite the political playbook
Gender Watch 2018
The impact of record numbers of women candidates has already been felt this election cycle. The #MeToo movement and anger about the outcome of the 2016 presidential contest has driven women to break free from some of the conventions that have...
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Thursday, October 25, 2018
Women candidates poised to make history in 2018 midterm elections
CBS News
The 1992 election is often referred to as "The Year of the Woman," as more women were elected to Congress than any year before. This year is set to be another record-breaking year by the same measure, and several women are poised to make history due...
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Tuesday, October 02, 2018
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
We too: At gathering of nations, women’s voices ring loud
AP News
By Angela Charlton, In a pivotal week for women in the United States, the U.N. put forth its own clarion set of female voices at its annual meeting of nations. And women’s empowerment was only one of their rallying cries. At the U.N. General...
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Friday, August 31, 2018
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Will toxic politics stem the surge in women candidates?
Real Clear Politics
When Hillary Clinton lost the 2016 presidential election, it sparked a surge of female candidates. According to Rutgers Center for American Women and Politics, nearly 500 women initially filed to run for the U.S. House of Representatives, 54 filed...
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