United States of America

The number of women running for the House and Senate has dropped, including a record number of incumbent women not running for reelection.

Gender shouldn't matter when choosing a president — but after nearly 250 years of American democracy and zero women presidents, it clearly has.

Executive Summary

There are too many accomplished women in the democracy reform movement whose voices go unheard—which perpetuates misrepresentation in U.S.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to University of Houston's Mirya Holman about why women in political leadership tend to be referred to by their first names more often than their male counterparts.

Shirley Chisholm, a Democratic congresswoman, was the first African American woman to run for president of the United States.

Vice President Kamala Harris is gaining support to become the Democratic nominee for president.