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Our Media page brings together all the ways our work is shaping public dialogue on women's political representation, from Weekend Reading blogs and webinars to news coverage, op-eds, videos, and podcasts. These resources highlight why systems reforms like ranked choice voting, proportional representation, and institutional supports matter, and how they create opportunities for more women to run, win, serve, and lead.
Explore below to see how our research and partnerships are helping change the story of democracy in the United States and beyond.
Our Media page brings together all the ways our work is shaping public dialogue on women's political representation, from Weekend Reading blogs and webinars to news coverage, op-eds, videos, and podcasts. These resources highlight why systems reforms like ranked choice voting, proportional representation, and institutional supports matter, and how they create opportunities for more women to run, win, serve, and lead.
Explore below to see how our research and partnerships are helping change the story of democracy in the United States and beyond.
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Mar 22, 2023
2023
Democracy Solutions Summit, Ranked Choice Voting, The Fair Representation Act
Webinars
Webinar: Democracy Solutions Summit 2023, Day 3 - Fair Representation
Mar 22, 2023
Fair Representation – Ranked Choice Voting and the Fair Representation Act | On day three, experts explain the barriers to fair representation that are built into our current system: the incumbency advantage, plurality winners, winner-take-all elections, and single member districts.
Mar 22, 2023
2023
Democracy Solutions Summit, Presidential Elections
Webinars
Webinar: Democracy Solutions Summit 2023, Day 2 - Fair Elections
Mar 22, 2023
Fair Elections – Upgrading U.S. Presidential Elections | On day two, experts speak to critical issues in the presidential election processes and campaign finance.
Mar 22, 2023
2023
Democracy Solutions Summit, Ballot Access
Webinars
Webinar: Democracy Solutions Summit 2023, Day 1 - Fair Access
Mar 22, 2023
Fair Access – Ensuring Ballot Access for Voters and Candidates | On day one of the summit, experts discuss the importance of protecting the voting rights of all Americans and ensuring access to the ballot for both voters and candidates.
Mar 15, 2023
2023
Ms., Democracy Solutions Summit
Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, Sophie Dorf-Kamienny,
In the News
In the News: Keeping Score: Michelle Yeoh Is First Asian to Win Best Actress Oscar; Progress on Male Birth Control; Parenthood Harms Mothers’ Earnings But Benefits Fathers
Mar 15, 2023
The twice-a-month Keeping Score roundup at Ms. Magazine tracks research on progress in the fight for equality and catalogs can't-miss quotes from feminist voices. It keeps tabs on the feminist movement's many milestones. In this edition, it quotes from Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.) 's sharing on RepresentWomen's Democracy Solutions Summit
Feb 17, 2023
2023
Presidents' Day, Woman President
Op-Eds
Op-ed: It’s Past Time for a Woman President
Feb 17, 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.
Feb 16, 2023
2023
RCV.
Kathleen Matthews, Lynn Olson, Fran Rothstein, Cynthia Rubenstein, Liza Smith, Cynthia Terrell, Beth Tomasello
Montgomery County, Maryland
In the News
In the News: Opinion: Ranked-choice voting is the right choice to advance democracy in Montgomery County
Feb 16, 2023
In this article, members of the Montgomery County Women’s Democratic Club Ad Hoc Committee on Advancing Democracy in Maryland discuss why the ranked choice voting system would benefit Montgomery County, Maryland, citing RepresentWomen's research.
Feb 10, 2023
2023
Midterm, Women's Representation, RCV
Op-Eds
Op-ed: How Women Win Elections
Feb 10, 2023
Written by Alissa Bombardier Shaw, this article was published on LAP Progressive on Feb 10th, 2023, after the midterm elections.
Feb 9, 2023
2023
Ranked choice voting, Black women
New York City
In the News
In the News: Op-ed: Early Support and Ranked-Choice Voting—That's How Women of Color Win
Feb 9, 2023
This op-ed in New York Amsterdam News by Yvette Buckner references RepresentWomen's 2022 New York City Report on how the city's council propelled women's representation.
Feb 8, 2023
2023
Women's Representation, Midterms
Op-Eds
Op-ed: Lessons learned: the four factors that result in election success for women
Feb 8, 2023
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.
Feb 5, 2023
2023
Democracy Solutions Summit
Charlotte Clymer,
In the News
In the News:The Junk Drawer, Vol. III
Feb 5, 2023
This blog, posted on the Substack Charlotte's Web Thoughts, mentions RepresentWomen's 2nd Annual Democracy Solutions Summit.