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March 5, 2020
Did first female-majority legislature in US make a difference?

Nevada made history when it became the first state in the US with a female-majority legislature, with women holding 51% of the seats, in December 2018.

March 5, 2020
Elizabeth Warren drops out of presidential race

Elizabeth Warren dropped out of the presidential race Thursday after failing to unite the Democratic Party’s left and right flanks behind her progressive policy agenda, the latest shakeup in a fast-moving battle for the 2020 nomination.

Women’s political representation and legislative achievements: How women are changing state legislatures

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February 27, 2020

Women’s political representation and legislative achievements: How women are changing state legislatures

Women made great strides in political representation in 2018. There has been significant media attention devoted to the historic gains women made in Congress, but the shift in political representation the states was equally significant.

Women made great strides in political representation in 2018. There has been significant media attention devoted to the historic gains women made in Congress, but the shift in political representation the states was equally significant.

February 24, 2020
On the trail of America’s first women voters

It has long been seen as one of the flukes of American political history: For three decades after the American Revolution, the women of New Jersey had equal voting rights with men.

February 21, 2020
The future is female: How the growing political power of women will remake American politics

The most profound change in American politics today and in the years to come will result from a massive movement of women into the Democratic Party.

Nancy Pelosi: why the house of democratic leader wants more women in Washington

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February 19, 2020

Nancy Pelosi: why the house of democratic leader wants more women in Washington

For over a decade, Nancy Pelosi has been highly regarded as a trailblazer and change maker in Washington.

For over a decade, Nancy Pelosi has been highly regarded as a trailblazer and change maker in Washington.

February 19, 2020
USA: Women predominate among the most disengaged nonvoters

Despite the fact that women are more politically active than men and have comprised a majority of voters in recent elections, a comprehensive new survey finds that women also dominate at the other end of the spectrum: They’re disproportionately among