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Women in Politics in the US: Three good signs we're closing the gender gap

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August 17, 2020

Women in Politics in the US: Three good signs we're closing the gender gap

The country is rightly talking about Kamala Harris.

The country is rightly talking about Kamala Harris.

August 13, 2020
At least 11 women have vied for U.S. vice president. Here’s what happened to them

Biden announced that Kamala Harris would be his running mate in the 2020 presidential election, making Harris, a senator from California, the firs

August 4, 2020
Meet The 19th*, a new gender and politics news organization by women and for women

Four years ago, Emily Ramshaw was on maternity leave from her job as editor-in-chief of The Texas Tribune.

In ranked choice elections, women win

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July 30, 2020

In ranked choice elections, women win

RepresentWomen tracks women's representation and leadership in the United States and around the world to identify the "best practices" for creatin

RepresentWomen tracks women's representation and leadership in the United States and around the world to identify the "best practices" for creatin

July 8, 2020
A century after women gained the right to vote, majority of Americans see work to do on gender equality

A hundred years after the 19th Amendment was ratified, about half of Americans say granting women the right to vote has been the most important milestone in advancing the position of women in the country. Still, a majority of U.S.

Women elected officials database

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June 29, 2020

Women elected officials database

The Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP), a unit of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University, is proud to announce the launch of the online CAWP 

The Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP), a unit of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University, is proud to announce the launch of the online CAWP 

June 23, 2020
'I want to see myself:' Black women mount public and private campaign for Biden to pick a Black woman running mate

Influential Black women are mounting a robust effort to persuade presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden that selecting a black woman as his running mate would

A quiet revolution for women in US foreign and security policy?

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June 22, 2020

A quiet revolution for women in US foreign and security policy?

The Departments of Defense, State, USAID and Homeland Security recently launched plans regarding women in U.S.

The Departments of Defense, State, USAID and Homeland Security recently launched plans regarding women in U.S.