Historic wins for women in the midterm elections drove home the interpretation that 2018 was, indeed, the “Year of the Woman.” But it remains unknown whether women’s political capital will continue to rise.
Female candidates for Congress made history on Tuesday night, with more than 100 women sweeping into office on the strength of a Democratic House takeover powered in large part by college-educated female voters.
Progressive Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won her race for a U.S. House seat in New York’s 14th District on Tuesday, becoming the youngest woman ever elected to Congress.
With women making up only 20 percent of Congress, there are many types of women — especially women of color — who have never been represented on Capitol Hill.
Even before the votes are in, the numbers prove it: 2018 is the Year of the Woman.
By Susan Chira
Conventional wisdom on women and politics goes like this:
By Carter Sherman,
By Carter Sherman,
Rashida Tlaib, running in a tough six-way Democratic primary for a House seat in Michigan and positioning herself to be the first Muslim woman in Congress, was thrilled when a man who champions Muslim candidates across the country donated just under
The impact of record numbers of women candidates has already been felt this election cycle.
The impact of record numbers of women candidates has already been felt this election cycle.