Op-Eds

Written by Alissa Bombardier Shaw, this article was published in The Fulcrum on December 12, 2023.

Written by Cynthia Richie Terrell and Rob Richie, this article was published in The Fulcrum on December 6, 2023.

Written by Steph Scaglia and Alissa Bombardier Shaw, this article was published on LAProgressive on November 22,2023.

Research shows that proportional ranked choice voting is the best method for removing barriers to women's representation. Written by Steph Scaglia and Alissa Bombardier Shaw, this article was published on Stubstack on November 22, 2023.

Written by Alissa Bombardier Shaw and Steph Scaglia, this article was published in Ms. magazine on November 20, 2023.

The “Golden Years” for Women’s Representation: proportional representation and gender quotas are the two most important reforms to enable women's representation. Written by Nora Weiss and Alissa Bombardier Shaw, this article was published on Substack on October 27, 2023.

Written by Cynthia Richie Terrell, this article was published in Ms. magazine on October 19th,2023.

Written by Steph Scaglia, this article was published on The Fulcrum website on October 10, 2023.

Written by Cynthia Richie Terrell, this article was published in Ms. magazine on August 11, 2023, after the gender parity index was launched.

New York made history in 2021 when Ranked Choice Voting contributed to electing a women of color majority on the city council. What is the policy impact, two years later? Written by Steph Scaglia, this article was published on Substack on August 2, 2023.

Written by Cynthia Richie Terrell, this article was published in Ms. magazine on June 16, 2023.

Electoral systems determine how votes translate into power. Certain systems result in broader representation and give voters greater power in electing their representatives. Written by Alissa Bombardier Shaw and Steph Scaglia, this article was published on Substack on April 27, 2023.

Imagine an America where a young girl can see her future reflected in the face of her president. Written by Cynthia Richie Terrell, this article was published in Ms. magazine on Feb 17, 2023.

Written by Kathleen Matthews, Lynn Olson, Fran Rothstein, Cynthia Rubenstein, Liza Smith, Cynthia Terrell and Beth Tomasello. The writers are members of the Montgomery County Women’s Democratic Club Ad Hoc Committee on Advancing Democracy in Maryland. This op-ed was published on Maryland Matters on Feb 16, 2023.

Written by Alissa Bombardier Shaw, this article was published on LAP Progressive on Feb 10th, 2023, after the midterm elections.

New report on women's representation in 100 largest cities highlights importance of RCV, public campaign financing, term limits and support groups for women candidates. Written by Alissa Bombardier Shaw, this article was published on Substack on February 8th, 2023.

This article, written by Cynthia Richie Terrell, was published in Ms. magazine on January 27th, 2023, calling for advancing gender balance in government and allowing more women to lead.

Women have made progress -- with a looooong way to go