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February 7, 2018

For every woman in political office in the United States, there are three men.

In the wake of Donald Trump’s election, an unprecedented number of women — primarily Democrats — are running for office in 2018.

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Running Start's Young Women’s Political Leadership Program

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January 30, 2018

Running Start's Young Women’s Political Leadership Program

Running Start’s flagship program introduces high school girls to the power of political leadership.

January 24, 2018

There’s now a searchable database of the black women running for office in 2018

Hundreds of thousands of women marched on the streets in response to Donald Trump’s electio

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January 8, 2018

The year of women, in policy and politics

It has been a year of reckoning for women in the United States. It began with hundreds of thousands of women across the country and the rest of the

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January 2, 2018

‘If we don’t run, then we won’t achieve.’ Why a record number of women are eyeing a run for governor.

EAST LANSING, Mich. — At a time when nearly every aspect of politics feels suffused by issues involving gender, the leading Democratic contender for Michigan governor makes a point of rarely mentioning hers.

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Colorado has a history of women in politics — and a harassment problem

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January 2, 2018

Colorado has a history of women in politics — and a harassment problem

Nearly 40 percent of Colorado lawmakers are women, and the state has a history of women in powerful jobs. Reporter Bente Birkeland of the radio station KUNC asked about sexual harassment in the Colorado statehouse — and found a problem.