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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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Oct 17, 2025
2025
Louisiana v. Callais, Voting Rights Act, Section 2, Gender Parity Index
Cynthia Richie Terrell
Op-Eds
Op-ed: What’s at Stake in Louisiana v. Callais—and Why it Matters for Women
Oct 17, 2025
This article by RepresentWomen's Cynthia Richie Terrell was published in Ms. magazine on October 17, 2025. It covers challenges to Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
Oct 17, 2025
2025
Voting Rights Act, Louisiana v. Callais, Supreme Court, Section 2, Vote Dilution, Racial Gerrymandering, Fair Maps, Women's Representation, Black Women in Politics, Women of Color, Political Representation, Election Reform, Ranked Choice Voting, Proportional Representation, Democracy, RepresentWomen, Higher Heights, FairVote, Power Coalition for Equity and Justice, Gender Parity Index, Civil Rights Movement, Suffrage, Voting Rights, Edmund Pettus Bridge, Jim Crow, Disenfranchisement
Glynda Carr, Lakeisha Steele, Ashley Shelton, Victoria Pelletier
Louisiana
Democracy in Action
Protecting Voting Rights, Advancing Representation
Oct 17, 2025
The Supreme Court case Louisiana v. Callais threatens to weaken the Voting Rights Act — a cornerstone of fair representation that has long protected the political power of women, especially Black women. RepresentWomen examines what's at stake and why defending voting rights is inseparable from the fight for a truly inclusive democracy.
Oct 17, 2025
2025
Cincinnati Ranked Choice Voting, Proportional Representation, New Orleans Mayor, Hispanic Women in Politics, Fairbanks Mayor, Alaska Women Leaders, Working-Class Women Candidates, Democratic Party 2026, Women's Representation, Democracy Reform, Ranked Choice Voting, RCV, RepresentWomen, Athens Democracy Forum, Democratic Erosion, Gender and Democracy, Climate Justice Women, Latvia Istanbul Convention, Women's Rights, San Francisco District 4, Louisiana v. Callais, Voting Rights Act, Women in Government, Social Outcomes Research, Gender Parity, EMILY's List, Women Candidates 2026, Ms. Magazine, Women Mayors, Gender-Based Violence, Women's Leadership
Lucy Stone, Marian Spencer, Helena Moreno, Mindy O'Neall, Cynthia Richie Terrell, Tamaya Dennard, Katy Tang, Carmen Chu, Fiona Ma, Deb Haaland
Weekend Reading
Weekend Reading on Women's Representation Week of October 17, 2026
Oct 17, 2025
From Lucy Stone's defiant 1855 Cincinnati speech to Helena Moreno's historic landslide victory as New Orleans' first Hispanic mayor, this week's roundup connects the long arc of women's fight for representation to today's most urgent democracy reforms.
Oct 3, 2025
2025
Camino de Santiago, Women's Marches History, French Revolution Women, Year of the Woman, Archbishop of Canterbury, Proportional Representation, Gerrymandering, Fair Representation Act, Ranked Choice Voting, RCV, RepresentWomen, Gender Parity Index, UN Women, UNGA 80, UN Resolution 1325, Women Peace and Security, Beijing Declaration, Future Caucus, Nigeria Women's Political Participation, Malawi Women Elections, New Zealand Proportional Representation, Life Sciences Women CEOs, Global Gender Gap, Women in STEM, Women in Leadership, International Financial Institutions, World Bank Women, Center for Global Development, Women Climate Leaders Network, EU Green Transition, Expand Democracy, Women's Representation, Democracy Reform, Gender Parity, 2025 Elections, Women's History
Anita Hill, Clarence Thomas, Sarah Mullally, Jane Goodall, Mary Rose Oakar, Cynthia Richie Terrell, Alana Persson, Helen Clark, Tawakkol Karman, Tarja Halonen, Layla Zaidane, Emma Walmsley, Belén Garijo, Rob Richie, Barbara Boxer, Pat Schroeder, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Patsy Mink
Weekend Reading
Weekend Reading on Women’s Representation Week of October 3, 2025
Oct 3, 2025
From the Women’s March on Versailles to the Anita Hill hearings, from breaking a 1,400-year stained-glass ceiling with the appointment of Dame Sarah Mullally as the first female Archbishop of Canterbury, to reflections on the legacy of Jane Goodall — this week’s Weekend Reading traces how women’s footsteps have always carried us forward.
Sep 26, 2025
2025
RepresentWomen, Beijing Conference on Women, Beijing+30, Gender Quotas, Women's Representation, Arizona Special Election, Congress Women, Executive Order 11246, Affirmative Action, DEI, Virginia Governor, New Jersey Governor, Ranked Choice Voting, RCV, Santa Fe Mayor, Fort Collins Mayor, DC Delegate, 107 Days, Supreme Court, FairVote, Climate Change, Gender Parity, Women Governors, Open Seats 2026, See Her Elected Ireland, Women on Boards, Berlin Global Women Summit, Women's Leadership, Democracy Reform, 2025 Elections
Cynthia Richie Terrell, Hillary Clinton, Adelita Grijalva, Abigail Spanberger, Mikie Sherrill, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Kamala Harris, Rob Richie, Hilda Heine, Mona Lena Krook, Monika Schulz-Strelow, Fatma Tawfik, Jheanelle Wilkins, Talisha Searcy, Sandra Day O'Connor
Marshall Islands
Weekend Reading
Weekend Reading on Women's Representation Week of September 26, 2025
Sep 26, 2025
RepresentWomen's team gathered in person this week, reflecting on thirty years since the landmark Beijing Conference on Women — and Hillary Clinton's urgent warning that progress is under threat — while celebrating Adelita Grijalva's landslide congressional win in Arizona and tracking historic opportunities for women in November's gubernatorial and mayoral races.
Sep 19, 2025
2025
UNGA 80, UN General Assembly, Women's Leadership, Mexico President, Independence Ceremony, Nepal Prime Minister, Ireland Presidential Election, Ranked Choice Voting, RCV, Norway Parliament, Women's Representation, Japan First Woman Prime Minister, Iraq Feminist Party, Moldova Gender Quotas, Proportional Representation, Cameroon Election, Reykjavik Index for Leadership, Council of Women World Leaders, RepresentWomen, Gender Parity Index, Democracy Reform, Gender Parity, IPU, UN Women, Beijing Declaration, Women in Parliament, Global Women's Representation, Congressional Management Foundation, Athens Democracy Forum, Fair Representation Act, Women Heads of State, 2025 Elections
Annalena Baerbock, Jacinda Ardern, Claudia Sheinbaum, Sushila Karki, Catherine Connolly, Heather Humphreys, Sanae Takaichi, Michelle Harrison, Laura Liswood, Cynthia Richie Terrell, Hillary Clinton, Jihan al-Taei, Hermine Patricia Tomaino Ndam Njoya
Weekend Reading
Weekend Reading on Women’s Representation Week of September 19, 2025
Sep 19, 2025
As the United Nations opens its 80th General Assembly with Annalena Baerbock becoming the first woman from Western Europe to preside over the session, RepresentWomen reflects on troubling new data showing declining support for women's leadership in the U.S. and Germany.
Sep 16, 2025
2025
National Voter Registration Day, Voter Registration, Women Voters, Women's Representation, Ranked Choice Voting, RCV, SAVE Act, Voter ID Laws, Gender Parity, Gender Parity Index, Democracy Reform, Election Reform, Majority Rules Documentary, FairVote, RepresentWomen, Virtuous Cycle of Change, Proportional Representation, Women Candidates, Political Participation, Ballot Initiatives, 2024 Elections, 2025
Mary Peltola, Sarah Palin, Cathy Giessel, Cynthia Richie Terrell, AJ Schnack, Meredith Sumpter
Alaska
Democracy in Action
Voter Registration Day and Majority Rules
Sep 16, 2025
This National Voter Registration Day, RepresentWomen is calling on women across the country to turn preparation into action — because parity starts with participation. Celebrate the moment by checking your voter registration and watching the newly updated documentary Majority Rules, which showcases how ranked choice voting is transforming women's representation.
Sep 12, 2025
2025
September 11 Women First Responders, 9/11 Women Heroes, Political Violence, Minnesota Shooting, New Mexico Free Child Care, Universal Childcare, Women Governors, UN General Assembly, Ranked Choice Voting, RCV, American Bar Association, ABA Task Force, Democracy Reform, Boston Mayor, Norway Parliament, Women's Representation, Japan First Woman Prime Minister, Iraq Feminist Party, DEI, National Voter Registration Day, RepresentWomen, Gender Parity, Women in Politics, Election Reform, Proportional Representation, Vote Mama, Expand Democracy, Campaign Funds for Security, Nonviolent Leadership, Women's Leadership, 2025 Elections
Brenda Berkman, Kathy Mazza, Yamel Merino, Moira Ann Smith, Melissa Hortman, Michelle Lujan Grisham, Annalena Baerbock, Michelle Wu, Sanae Takaichi, Eugenia Cheng, Cynthia Richie Terrell, Alice Paul, Coretta Scott King, Wangari Maathai, Leymah Gbowee, Jihan al-Taei
Weekend Reading
Weekend Reading on Women’s Representation Week of September 12, 2025
Sep 12, 2025
On the anniversary of September 11th, RepresentWomen honors the women first responders whose heroism was nearly erased from history, and connects their legacy to today's urgent work of building a democracy where women's leadership is never sidelined.
Sep 5, 2025
2025
Women Educators, Teachers and Democracy, Back to School, Women Governors, Virginia Governor, Tennessee Governor, Georgia State Senate, Ranked Choice Voting, Instant Runoff, RepresentWomen, Elect Women NJ, New Jersey Women Candidates, Black Women Federal Workforce, DEI Cuts, Trump Federal Layoffs, Charles E. Merriam Award, Gender Quotas, Violence Against Women in Politics, Digital Violence Italy, Ontario Women Candidates, FairVote, Gender Parity, Women's Representation, Women's Leadership Pipeline, 2025 Elections, 2026 Elections
Barbara Jordan, Mary McLeod Bethune, Abigail Spanberger, Winsome Earle-Sears, Marsha Blackburn, Debra Shigley, Cynthia Richie Terrell, Mona Lena Krook, Giorgia Meloni, Bonnie Crombie
Weekend Reading
Weekend Reading on Women's Representation Week of September 5, 2025
Sep 5, 2025
RepresentWomen connects back-to-school season to women's democratic leadership — from Barbara Jordan to today's record wave of women gubernatorial candidates — while covering federal workforce cuts hitting Black women hardest, Debra Shigley's Georgia runoff, and digital violence in Italy.
Aug 29, 2025
2025
Women's Equality Day, 19th Amendment, Labor Day, Gender Parity, Women's Representation, RepresentWomen, Gender Parity Index, Iowa Senate, Alaska Governor, Texas House, Australia Senate, Vote Mama, Ms. Magazine, Ranked Choice Voting, Proportional Representation, Childcare, Women in Politics, Women Legislators, Wisconsin Supreme Court, Sudan Women's Emergency Response Rooms, UK Gender Divide, Gen Z, Gender Equality Paradox, STEM Women, Suffrage, Suffs, IGNITE, New Hampshire Legislature, Louisiana Women Lawmakers, Acadiana Women's Network, 2025, Women's History
Catelin Drey, Mary Peltola, Nicole Collier, Charlotte Walker, Liuba Grechen Shirley, Cynthia Richie Terrell, Rose Schneiderman, Anne Moses
Weekend Reading
Weekend Reading on Women's Representation Week of August 29, 2025
Aug 29, 2025
On the 105th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, we reflect on how far women's political representation still has to go while celebrating wins like Catelin Drey's stunning Iowa Senate upset and highlighting global stories of women's leadership. This week's roundup connects Women's Equality Day and Labor Day to the ongoing fight for policy changes that empower women.
Aug 14, 2025
2025
Assembly Required, Crooked Media, Ranked Choice Voting, RCV, Electoral College Reform, National Popular Vote, Women's Representation, Gender Parity, Women Candidates, Candidates of Color, Election Reform, Democracy Reform, RepresentWomen, Poll Worker, Candidate Support, Systems Reform, Political Power, Gender-Balanced Governance, Proportional Representation, Voter Empowerment, Women in Politics
Stacey Abrams, Cynthia Richie Terrell
New York City, Alaska
Podcasts
Stacey Abrams Hosts Cynthia Richie Terrell on Ranked Choice Voting
Aug 14, 2025
RepresentWomen founder and Executive Director Cynthia Richie Terrell joins Stacey Abrams on Crooked Media's Assembly Required for a solutions-focused conversation on how election rules shape representation.
Aug 1, 2025
2025
Ranked Choice Voting, RCV, New York City Mayor, Independent Expenditures, Campaign Finance, Wisconsin Governor, Women Governors 2026, Melissa Hortman Assassination, Political Violence, Women in Office Safety, Brennan Center, League of Women Voters, Michigan Congressional Race, Her Bold Move, India Women Candidates, Bougainville Women Politicians, Misogyny 2024 Election, FairVote, Expand Democracy, RepresentWomen, Women's Representation, Democracy Reform, Gender Parity, Election Reform, Women Candidates 2026, SafeElections, Panorama Global, Proportional Representation
Adrienne Adams, Andrew Cuomo, Zohran Mamdani, Sara Rodriguez, Christina Hines, Theonila Roka Matbob, Kamala Harris, Anna Greenberg, Rob Richie, Cynthia Richie Terrell, Gabrielle Fitzgerald
Maharashtra
Weekend Reading
Weekend Reading on Women’s Representation Week of August 1, 2025
Aug 1, 2025
This week's edition examines how ranked choice voting leveled the playing field in New York City's mayoral race, while covering the growing wave of women gubernatorial candidates in 2026 and rising safety concerns for women in office following the assassination of Minnesota Speaker Melissa Hortman.
Jul 16, 2025
2025
WPC, Lunch & Learn
Mary Maune
Webinars
Webinar: WPC Lunch & Learn - How Hamilton County, Ohio is Redefining Civic Engagement for Women & Girls
Jul 16, 2025
On July 16th, 2025, the Women's Power Collaborative hosted a lunch and learn together with Mary Maune, Program Administrator of the Hamilton County Commission on Women & Girls.
Jul 10, 2025
2025
Looking Back, Moving Forward
Cynthia Richie Terrell, Carmen Rios
In the News
In the News: ‘We Need to Shift Who Has Power in This Country’: Cynthia Richie Terrell Knows How We Can Cultivate Gender Balance in Politics
Jul 10, 2025
This article was published in Ms. magazine as a companion piece to the first episode of the Ms. podcast, Looking Back, Moving Forward, in which Ms. consulting editor Carmen Rios interviewed RepresentWomen's founder, Cynthia Richie Terrell.