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The Collapse of Democratic Guardrails: Strategic Targeting of Gender Equality in the U.S.

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March 30, 2026

The Collapse of Democratic Guardrails: Strategic Targeting of Gender Equality in the U.S.

Across the globe, deliberate illiberal strategies that exploit entrenched gender inequality are increasingly being used to weaken democratic institutions from within. The dismantling of the U.S.

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Across the globe, deliberate illiberal strategies that exploit entrenched gender inequality are increasingly being used to weaken democratic institutions from within. The dismantling of the U.S.

Pornification of politics: How sexualized discourses threaten democracy

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February 27, 2026

Pornification of politics: How sexualized discourses threaten democracy

The sexualization of women in the political sphere has taken on a new and dangerous form that threatens democracy itself, a CSU professor argues.

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The sexualization of women in the political sphere has taken on a new and dangerous form that threatens democracy itself, a CSU professor argues.

https://cawp.rutgers.edu/news-media/press-releases/resources-covering-women-2026-elections
February 20, 2026
Resources for Covering Women in the 2026 Elections

With the first primary elections of the 2026 midterms just two weeks away, the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP), a unit of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University, shares resources for covering women in this year’s elections and understanding their place in Ame

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https://www.cascadiadaily.com/2026/jan/03/female-leaders-new-to-politics-eager-for-first-year-in-office/
January 9, 2026
Female leaders new to politics eager for first year in office

In January, three women new to local politics will take leadership positions on Whatcom County Council and at the Port of Bellingham. Each has their own ideas for what they bring to the table.

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https://19thnews.org/2026/01/supermajority-women-organizers-politics-shutting-down/
January 9, 2026
Supermajority, group organizing women around politics, is shutting down

Supermajority, the nonprofit organization focused on mobilizing women voters, is shutting down. 

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https://searchlightnm.org/100-plus-years-of-new-mexico-women-in-politics/
January 8, 2026
100-plus years of New Mexico women in politics

1912: New Mexico becomes the 47th state admitted to the Union. 

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Why do so many gen Z women across the US identify as ‘leftist’?

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October 20, 2025

Why do so many gen Z women across the US identify as ‘leftist’?

When Emily Gardiner first started paying attention to politics, she was 15, just beginning high school in 2016.

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When Emily Gardiner first started paying attention to politics, she was 15, just beginning high school in 2016.

https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2025/08/women-global-development-outcomes-gender-poverty-research
October 13, 2025
Experts urge policies that recognize women’s vital role in development

Researchers at the King Center on Global Development are addressing challenges such as gender-based violence and low labor participation, with the aim to inform supportive policy interventions.

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