Presenting: The Help Elected Women Really Need

This Cosmopolitan article, Presenting: The Help Elected Women Really Need, by Nicole Pasulka and Jessica Goodman cites Cynthia Richie Terrell, detailing how sexist microaggressions impact women in the workplace. Read an excerpt below.

Sexism ranked as the largest perceived challenge for elected women in our Cosmopolitan/Pivotal Ventures poll. And while those on the ground tend to agree, the discrimination they face isn’t always blatant (though there’s that too). Sexist microaggressions can be a huge source of stress and frustration for women in office, says Cynthia Richie Terrell, executive director and founder of RepresentWomen, a group focussed on systemic interventions that increase women’s representation. As in, male colleagues making decisions at 10 p.m. at a bar instead of during work hours. Or male elected officials asking female elected officials to pick up coffee. Or male lawmakers consistently interrupting female lawmakers when they’re speaking.

Read the full article on Cosmopolitan.

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