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June 4, 2018
GOP doubles female recruits for congressional races

House Republicans have doubled the number of female candidates they have recruited to run for congressional seats this year as they seek to hold their majority and counter accusations of a gender gap with Democrats.

June 4, 2018
More women file for office, but Oklahoma’s gender gap persists

Just 35 women filed for one of the 125 Oklahoma legislative seats that were up for election in 2012.

June 1, 2018
With more women running for office in US, new opportunities — and challenges — arise

The historic wave of women running for Congress and governor this year already has landed 78 women on November ballots in several states.

May 31, 2018
Women continuing to make headway in Georgia politics

Is this the year of the woman in Georgia politics?

Based on the results of the May 22 primary election, including the local races, it may be.

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May 23, 2018
Single mothers are having their moment in American politics

A growing number of single women are running for public office. In order to beat their opponents, they may need to shatter some unfair stigmas first. Lily Espinoza Ploski is a Latina single mom to a 14-year-old son.