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June 26, 2026

Weekend Reading on Women's Representation for the Week of June 26, 2026

This week, we mark the 54th anniversary of Title IX, a milestone that reminds us representation has never been a question of women trying harder. It has always been a question of whether we are willing to build the systems, the rules, and the pathways that finally let the talent we already have come through.
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Weekend Reading on Women's Representation February 18, 2022

February 18, 2022
According to Encyclopedia Britannica about 70 of the world's 193 countrieshave had a female head of state. Interestingly, the United States is one of a handful.
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Weekend Reading on Women's Representation February 11, 2022

February 11, 2022
Putin, Erdogan, and Xi with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other world leaders at the G-20 summit in Hangzhou, China, September 2016 Stephen Crowley /The.
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Weekend Reading on Women's Representation February 4, 2022

February 4, 2022
Happy Black History Month! While there are countless Black women whom we shouldcelebrate in February, the team at RepresentWomen has chosen four to highlight.
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Weekend Reading January 28, 2022

January 28, 2022
Based on data from the Inter-Parliamentary Union , January 2022 Dear fans of gender balance in politics, While women's representation has increased slightly in.
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Weekend Reading on Women's Representation January 21, 2022

January 21, 2022
Stacey Abrams, painted by Melanie Humble Dear fans of gender balance in politics, There was an encouraging story on NBC News about the number of Black women.
2022
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Weekend Reading on Women's Representation January 14, 2022

January 14, 2022
NY governor Kathy Hochul Dear fans of gender balance in politics, Barbara Rodriguez wrote this interesting piece in The 19th* about NY governor Kathy.
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Weekend Reading on Women's Representation January 7, 2022

January 7, 2022
Front row (from left): Althea Stevens, Marjorie Velázquez, Lynn Schulman, Gale Brewer, Kamillah Hanks, Vickie Paladino, Sandy Nurse, Tiffany Cabán, Shahana.
2022
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Weekend Reading on Women's Representation December 31, 2021

December 31, 2021
As we prepare to bid farewell to a year that has been so hard for so many it seems timely to share a few stories that offer food for thought and hope for the.
2021
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Weekend Reading on Women's Representation December 17, 2021

December 17, 2021
bell hooks, painted by Melanie Humble For me, forgivenessand compassion are always linked: how do we hold people accountable for wrongdoing and yet at the same.
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Weekend Reading on Women's Representation December 3, 2021

December 3, 2021
Many women around the world—as with these traders in Liberia—work in the informal economy (ImageArc/ shutterstock.com ) Dear fans of gender balance in.
2021
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Weekend Reading on Women's Representation November 26, 2021

November 26, 2021
I suspect manyreadersin the United States are celebratingthe Thanksgiving holiday with friends and familythisweekendso I will keep this missive short & sweet!
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Weekend Reading on Women's Representation November 19, 2021

November 19, 2021
This week has been a busy one in Washington, DC with important discussions about redistricting on Capitol Hill, in-person fundraising events with democracy.
2021
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Weekend Reading on Women's Representation November 12, 2021

November 12, 2021
Jeannette Rankin painted by Melanie Humble Dear fans of gender balance in politics, On November 10, 1916 Jeannette Rankin , a Republican fromMontana, became.
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Weekend Reading on Women's Representation November 5, 2021

November 5, 2021
Nearly a century after the first woman was elected to the NYC council, women now hold 61% of the seats and the majority of those women are young women of.
2021
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Weekend Reading on Women's Representation October 29, 2021

October 29, 2021
Greta Thunberg, painted by Melanie Humble Dear friends, Over the coming weeks advocates, experts, and elected officials will gather in Glasgow, Scotland for.
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Weekend Reading on Women's Representation October 22, 2021

October 22, 2021
The Ascend Fund announced grants this week to groups in Washington Michigan, and Mississippi to advance women's representationin state legislatures. It.
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Weekend Reading on Women's Representation October 15, 2021

October 15, 2021
Each week brings a new reminder that when there is not an intentional effort to ensure that women are nominated for positions & awards the male status quo.
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Weekend Reading on Women's Representation October 8, 2021

October 8, 2021
Women face steep barriers when running for executive offices in the United States so it is no surprise that of the 2,573 peoplewho have served as governor in.
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