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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 17, 2026
2026
Ms. Magazine, Democracy Solutions Summit
Cynthia Richie Terrell
Op-Eds
Op-ed: Designing Democracy for Women: Lessons From RepresentWomen’s 2026 Solutions Summit
Mar 17, 2026
This article by RepresentWomen's Cynthia Richie Terrell was published in Ms. magazine in March 2026. It provides an overview of our 2026 Democracy Solutions Summit.
Mar 17, 2026
2026
Democracy Solutions Summit
Webinars
Webinar: Democracy Solutions Summit 2026 - Day 2: Where We Are
Mar 17, 2026
Hosted by RepresentWomen, Democracy Solutions Summit brings together leading researchers, policymakers, elected officials, and movement leaders to examine one central question: how can democratic systems be designed to expand women’s political power?
Mar 16, 2026
2026
Democracy Solutions Summit, 2026
Webinar: Democracy Solutions Summit 2026, Day 3 - Where We're Going
Mar 16, 2026
The final day of the 2026 Democracy Solutions Summit focuses on the future of women’s political power, highlighting reform movements, elected leaders, and strategies to build the next generation of women in leadership.
Mar 13, 2026
2026
Democracy Solutions Summit
Webinars
Webinar: Democracy Solutions Summit 2026, Day 1 - Where We've Been
Mar 13, 2026
The opening day examines the historic foundations of women’s political power — from constitutional equality, Title IX, and voting rights to the political movements that reshaped representation in the United States.
Mar 13, 2026
2026
Center for American Women and Politics, CAWP, FairVote, Inter-Parliamentary Union, UN Women, Close the Gap California, Vote Mama, Emerge, Advance Native Political Leadership, Republican Women for Progress, Forward Party, New Mexico Voters First, UpVote Virginia, California Ranked Choice Voting Coalition, RCV Maryland, Alaskans for Better Elections, Vital Voices Global Partnership, The Campaign School at Yale, Rice University, University of Tulsa, University of Maryland, University of Utah, Council on Foreign Relations, R Street Institute, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, The Female Body Politic
Barbara Boxer, Debbie Walsh, Kathy Spillar, Liz Abzug, Liz Berry, Aparna Ghosh, Muthoni Wambu Kraal, Celinda Lake, Linda Robinson, Sabrina Schaeffer, Vandinika Shukla, Saskia Brechenmacher, Jennifer Piscopo, Lindsey Williams Drath, Susannah Delano, Liuba Grechen Shirley, A'shanti Gholar, Anathea Chino, Jennifer Pierotti Lim, Karine Jean-Pierre, Tamaya Dennard, Sila Avcil, Liz White, Marcela Miranda-Prieto, Michelle Whittaker, Juli Lucky, Libby Schaaf, Yael Bromberg, Liz Keating, Ruby Coleman, Jacinda Ardern, Cindy Hyde-Smith, Bobbi Boudman, Peggy Flanagan, Sharice Davids, Mary Peltola, Kelly Ditmar, Chelsea Asibbey, Lorissa Rinehart, Jeannette Rankin, Patti Russo, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Winsome Earle-Sears, Janet Mock, Alyse Nelson, Simone Biles
Weekend Reading
Weekend Reading on Women's Representation Week of March 13, 2026
Mar 13, 2026
Women's political power has never been accidental — it has been built through generations of organizing, reform, and determined leadership. This week's edition, anchored by RepresentWomen's 2026 Democracy Solutions Summit, makes the case for why designing better systems is the only path forward.
Mar 6, 2026
2026
EMILY's List, Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP), CalRCV, Los Angeles City Charter Commission, FairVote, Rank the Vote, Campaign Legal Center, Harvard Legal Clinic, More Equitable Democracy, HateAid, Higher Heights, Council of Women World Leaders, Democracy Solutions Summit, Turning Point USA, Forward Party, American Women's News Club, Politics & Prose, The Campaign School at Yale
Lorissa Rinehart, Jeannette Rankin, Gina Hinojosa, Jasmine Crockett, Julie Johnson, Jessica Hart Steinmann, Laurie Buckout, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Leslie Rutledge, Kelly Grappe, Hallie Shoffner, Terri Yarbrough Green, Blanche Lambert Lincoln, Juliana Stratton, Karen Taylor Robson, Kari Lake, Katie Hobbs, Joni Ernst, Cynthia Lummis, Kim Reynolds, Kay Ivey, Kristi Noem, Alice Paul, Amanda Gorman, Alana Persson, Connie Morella, Anna-Lena von Hodenberg, Eveline Dowling
Texas, North Carolina, Arkansas, Illinois, Arizona, Los Angeles, Newburgh, New York, Germany, China, Washington D.C., Iowa, Wyoming, Alabama
Weekend Reading
Weekend Reading on Women's Representation Week of March 6, 2026
Mar 6, 2026
With the Democracy Solutions Summit just around the corner, this edition looks at the primary season's mixed results for women, Trump's overwhelmingly male endorsements, and the growing momentum behind ranked choice voting in Los Angeles and beyond.
Mar 2, 2026
2026
Women's Foundation of Minnesota, Gender Parity Report
Gloria Perez
In the News
In the News: 2026 Status of Women & Girls in Minnesota Executive Summary
Mar 2, 2026
This article, published by Gloria Perez, President & CEO of the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota, summarizes women's representation in Minnesota in 2025, citing RepresentWomen's Gender Parity Report.
Feb 27, 2026
2026
Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP), EMILY's List, FairVote, League of Women Voters, Brennan Center for Justice, Ms. Magazine, Heritage Foundation, Democracy Solutions Summit, Professional Women's Hockey League, Seattle Torrent, Mormon Women for Ethical Government, Emerge America, Campaign School at Yale, Politics and Prose
Mette Frederiksen, Laura Fernandez, Laura Chinchilla Miranda, Kathy Spillar, Celinda Lake, Marj Halperin, Billie Jean King, Hilary Knight, Megan Keller, Alex Carpenter, Cayla Barnes, Hannah Bilka, Jill Filipovic, Lorissa Rinehart, Jeannette Rankin, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Loretta Lynch, Frances Perkins, Charlotte E. Ray, Marian Anderson, A'shanti Gholar, Liz Berry, Susan Collins, Frieda Edgette, Nancy Vaughan, Suzanne Crouch
Denmark, Greenland, Costa Rica, Illinois, Chicago, Evanston, Skokie, Oak Park, Maine, Washington D.C., Milan, Italy, Seattle, Ukraine
Weekend Reading
Weekend Reading on Women's Representation Week of February 27, 2026
Feb 27, 2026
From the SAVE Act's quiet assault on women voters to the record-breaking performances of American women Olympians, this edition — anchored by a preview of RepresentWomen's 2026 Democracy Solutions Summit — makes the case that the rules we design determine the outcomes we get.
Feb 20, 2026
2026
EMILY's List, Higher Heights Leadership Fund, Her Bold Move, Goldman Sachs, Heritage Foundation, National Legal and Policy Center, Vote Run Lead, Women's Democracy Lab, Matriots Education Fund, Kettering Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, UltraViolet Action, Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP), Wilson Center, New America, NARAL Pro-Choice America, IFES, Democratic National Committee
Dorothy Height, Shirley Chisholm, Kamala Harris, Ellen Malcolm, Barbara Mikulski, Jolene Unsoeld, Patty Murray, Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Kelly Ayotte, Donna Brazile, Lorissa Rinehart, Kimberly Peeler Allen, Glynda Carr, Toni Morrison, Laura Fernandez, Claudia Sheinbaum, Hillary Clinton, Erin Vilardi, Muthoni Wambu Kraal, Emily Quick Schriver, Sharon L. Davies, Maureen O'Connor, Kathleen Sebelius, Christine Todd Whitman, Arisha Hatch, Keesha Gaskins-Nathan, Ilyse Hogue, Mary Gonzalez, Liz Keating, Anita Earls, Barbara Jordan, Nina Simone, Joni Ernst, Cynthia Lummis, Kim Reynolds, Kay Ivey, Diane Brady, Jessica Grose, Valerie Smith, Danielle Reyes
Weekend Reading
Weekend Reading on Women's Representation Week of February 20, 2026
Feb 20, 2026
Democracy is not symbolic — it is structural. This Black History Month edition, anchored by the legacy of Dorothy Height and Shirley Chisholm, examines the systems shaping who holds power in America and what it will take to make representation durable rather than exceptional.
Feb 13, 2026
2026
FairVote, Brennan Center for Justice, Veterans for All Voters, EMILY's List, Emerge, Vote Run Lead, Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP), Future Caucus, Unite America Institute, NOTUS, Democratic Women's Caucus, New Jersey Working Families Party, American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), American Bar Association, Liberal Democratic Party Japan
Teresa Leger Fernández, Delia Ramirez, Valerie Foushee, Analilia Mejia, Mikie Sherrill, Sanae Takaichi, Alana Persson, Tamaya Dennard, Kristin Nelson, Iris Sanchez, Chastity Martinez, Shelley Buck, Meg Luger-Nikolai, Diane Moreno, Elizabeth Bennett-Parker, Gretchen Bulova, Margaret Franklin, Sabrina Matos, Brooke Lierman, Lorig Charkoudian, Amanda Litman, Anna Howard Shaw, Alice Walker
Weekend Reading
Weekend Reading on Women's Representation Week of February 13, 2026
Feb 13, 2026
This was the week the work stopped feeling theoretical. As the House passed the SAVE Act — a bill that would place outsized burdens on women voters — RepresentWomen convened a national conversation on what voter access really means, and who pays the price when participation becomes more difficult.
Feb 6, 2026
2026
FairVote, Brennan Center for Justice, Democracy Docket, Democratic Women's Caucus, Latinas for Trump, Cato Institute, RepresentUs, Expand Democracy, Future Caucus, Reykjavik Global Forum, YMCA, Ms. Magazine, Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP)
Teresa Leger Fernández, Delia Ramirez, Eliza Reid, Liz Berry, Kathy Hochul, Adrienne Adams, Peggy Flanagan, Tina Smith, Juliana Stratton, Amy Klobuchar, Ileana Garcia, Ashley Hinson, Harriet Hageman, Joni Ernst, Cynthia Lummis, Kim Reynolds, Meredith Sumpter, Danielle Allen, Maria McFarland Sanchez-Moreno, Alison Comyn
New York, Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa, Wyoming, Iceland, Reykjavik, Alaska, Maine, Washington D.C., Florida, Coral Gables, Tallahassee, Minneapolis, Brooklyn, New Jersey
Weekend Reading
Weekend Reading on Women's Representation Week of February 6, 2026
Feb 6, 2026
From the SAVE Act's disproportionate burden on women voters to the first all-women gubernatorial ticket in New York history, this week's edition captures both the threats to women's political participation and the breakthroughs proving that when women lead, democracy looks different.
Jan 23, 2026
2026
Reykjavik Global Forum, Ranked Choice Voting, Ms. Magazine
Katie Usalis
Op-Eds
Op-ed: ‘Every Vote Counts’: What Women Leaders Know About Fixing Broken Political Systems, From Iceland to Washington
Jan 23, 2026
This op-ed by RepresentWomen's Katie Usalis, ‘Every Vote Counts’: What Women Leaders Know About Fixing Broken Political Systems, From Iceland to Washington, was published in Ms. magazine in January 2026.
