Op-Eds

This article by Arianna Conte was published in Democracy Notes on September 5, 2024. It summarizes how state legislator salaries vary by state, impacting who can run and have the bandwidth to stay in office.

This article by RepresentWomen's Courtney Lamendola and Steph Scaglia was published in LA Progressive on August 11, 2024 and in Democracy SOS a day prior. It explains that while women make up more than half of the nation's population, they remain significantly underrepresented at all levels of government.

This op-ed by RepresentWomen's Courtney Lamendola and Steph Scaglia details the eleventh annual Gender Parity Index. It was published on Ms. magazine on August 8, 2024.

This op-ed by RepresentWomen's Courtney Lamendola and Steph Scaglia, Is Progress to Gender Parity In Elected Office ​Stagnating?, was published on August 2, 2024 by The Fulcrum.

This article, Kamala Harris: Carrying the Torch of Leadership by RepresentWomen's Cynthia Richie Terrell, was published by Ms. magazine on July 24, 2024. The article, published just after former President Joe Biden withdrew from the presidential election, details Harris' nomination and what it means for women's political power.

This op-ed by Representwomen's Cynthia Richie Terrell and Marvelous Maeze, Racist Graffiti on Angela Alsobrooks’ Campaign Sign Is a Reminder of the Threats Black Women in Politics Face, was published in Ms. magazine on June 21, 2024.

This op-ed by RepresentWomen's Fatma Tawfik and Georgina De La Fuente, Women are Front and Center in Mexican Politics. What Can the U.S. Learn?, was published on Ms. magazine on June 11, 2024. It covers how parity in Mexican politics has benefited from gender quotas in the country.

Although there is still a long way to go to achieve substantive gender parity in public life, Mexico’s progress can and should be a valuable lesson to the U.S. Read International Researcher, Fatma Fawfik's perspective in this Ms. magazine article.

This article by RepresentWomen's Marvelous Maeze,The Fearless Fund Appeal: How a Court’s Flawed Interpretation Inhibits Black Women’s Entrepreneurism, was published by Word in Black on June 10, 2024. The article covers the significance of safeguarding the rights of marginalized communities.

This op-ed by RepresentWomen's Marvelous Maeze, Reclaiming My Time: Why We Need to Address The Systemic Barriers Faced By Black Women In Politics, was published by Ms. magazine on May 28. 2024. It covers how barriers disproportionally target Black women in politics, threatening gender equity overall.

This Op-ed, What Angela Alsobrooks’ Primary Win Means for Black Women in Politics, by RepresentWomen's Cynthia Richie Terrell was published in Ms. magazine on May 17, 2024. It covers Angela Alsobrooks and Lisa Blunt Rochester's campaigns, holding the potential to become the U.S.' fourth and fifth Black women to ever serve in the Senate.

This interview was published on Ms. magazine on March 7, 2024, by RepresentWomen staffers Ashley Thurston, Courtney Lamendola, and Steph Scaglia.

RepresentWomen staffers Ashley Thurston, Courtney Lamendola and Steph Scaglia conducted an interview with Mary Robinson, Ireland’s First-Ever Woman President in March of 2024. Read the article featured in Ms. magazine for a summary of the conversation.

This article by Cynthia Richie Terrell provided information on RepresentWomen's 2024 Democracy Solutions Summit. It was published on Ms. magazine on March 4, 2024.

This op-ed by Victoria Pelletier was published in Ms. magazine on February 27, 2024. It covers how the current political system not only enhances barriers that stop Black women from accessing public office, but also hinders our ability to craft equitable policies once elected.

This op-ed by Cynthia Richie Terrell and Rob Richie, Making the New Zealand Case for Ranked-Choice Voting in the U.S., covers how RCV improves a full range of elections, wins legislatively on the ballot, and is popular with voters. It was published in Ms. magazine on February 22, 2024.

Written by Cynthia Richie Terrell, this article was published in The Washington Post on January 16, 2024, in memory of Sandra Day O’Connor.

The Reykjavík Global Forum convenes women leaders to share solutions on how to further advance society towards gender equity and grow the number of women in leadership positions. Written by Cynthia Richie Terrell, this article was published in Ms. magazine on December 22, 2023.