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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 28, 2024
2024
Gender Parity Index, 2024 Elections
Michigan
In the News
In the News: Women Run Michigan But Remain Outnumbered in Lansing. Parity May Wait.
Oct 28, 2024
This article by Lauren Gibbons was published in the Manchester Mirror in October 2024 and features RepresentWomen's 2024 Gender Parity Index.
Oct 25, 2024
2024
Seneca Falls, Declaration of Sentiments, 21st Century Seneca Falls, Women's Representation, Bipartisanship, State Government Reform, Electoral College, National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, Ranked Choice Voting, RCV, Gerrymandering, Redistricting, India Women's Reservation Act, Gender Quotas, Canada All-Women Council, Corporate Britain Women Executives, FTSE 350, Women CEOs, Black Voters Matter, Vote Run Lead, Republican Women for Progress, RepresentWomen, Athens Democracy Forum, Black Women Suffrage, Seneca Falls Exclusion, Women in Politics, Democracy Reform, Election Reform, Gender Parity, Women Candidates, 2024 Elections, 2028 Elections, Running Start, American University, Women's History, Visionary Woman Planner
Cathy Giessel, Jackie Hope Glass, Amanda Farias, Erin Vilardi, Jennifer Pierotti Lim, Tamaya Dennard, Rhyane Wagner, Cynthia Richie Terrell, Susannah Wellford
Annapolis Royal
Weekend Reading
Weekend Reading on Women’s Representation Week of October 25, 2024
Oct 25, 2024
RepresentWomen's 21st Century Seneca Falls Virtual Town Hall brought together bipartisan women leaders to reaffirm the urgent need for more women at every level of government, while highlighting the historic exclusion of Black women from the original 1848 convention.
Oct 24, 2024
2024
Seneca Falls, Women's Representation
Webinars
Webinar: 21st Century Seneca Falls Virtual Town Hall
Oct 24, 2024
On October 24, 2024, RepresentWomen brought the spirit of the original Seneca Falls convention into the 21st century with our 21st Century Seneca Falls Virtual Town Hall. Over sixty attendees gathered to discuss the critical need for increased women's representation in U.S. politics.
Oct 24, 2024
2024
Athens Democracy Forum, Women in Politics, Democracy Reform, Gender-Balanced Governance, RepresentWomen, Running Start, Royal Holloway University London, Australian Ambassador, Proportional Representation, Gender Quotas, Ranked Choice Voting, RCV, Parity Rules, Women's Representation, Candidate Pipeline, Civic Leadership, Mentorship Women Politics, Mexico Gender Parity, Iceland Women Leadership, Australia Women Parliament, Legislative Pay, Caregiving Policy, Proxy Voting, Women Run Win Serve Lead, Global Democracy, Public Trust Democracy, Women's Political Power, Election Reform, Gender Parity, Women Candidates, Democratic Institutions
Cynthia Richie Terrell, Alison Duncan, Jennifer Piscopo, Susannah Wellford
Videos
Women Strengthen Democracy: RepresentWomen at the Athens Democracy Forum
Oct 24, 2024
At the Athens Democracy Forum, RepresentWomen's Cynthia Richie Terrell moderates a global breakfast panel on why electing more women isn't just a matter of fairness; it's essential to building stronger, more trusted democracies.
Oct 23, 2024
2024
Ranked Choice Voting, 2024 Elections
Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Washington D.C., Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, Oregon
Op-Eds
Voter Guide: Ranked-Choice Voting Ballot Measures in Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, D.C., Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada and Oregon
Oct 23, 2024
This voter guide by RepresentWomen's Tamaya Dennard and Rechelle Gutierrez, published in Ms. magazine on October 23, 2024, goes over ranked choice ballots across the country.
Oct 15, 2024
2024
Ranked Choice Voting
Oregon
In the News
In the News: Measure 117 Would Bring Ranked Choice Voting to Oregon By 2028
Oct 15, 2024
This article by Allison Frost published in OPB indirectly references RepresentWomen's research on ranked choice voting while discussing Oregon's Measure 117 in the November 2024 election.
Oct 11, 2024
2024
Majority Rules Documentary, Alaska Election Reform, Open Primaries, Ranked Choice Voting, RCV, Alaska Senate, RepresentWomen, FairVote, Women's Representation, Democracy Reform, Coalition Building, Election Reform, Voter Choice, Polarization, Alaska Politics, Women Candidates, Gender Parity, Campaign Civility, Democratic Reform, Vote Your Values, Open Primary System, Women in Politics, Election Documentary, 2024 Elections
AJ Schnack, Cathy Giessel, Cynthia Richie Terrell, Meredith Sumpter, Mary Peltola
Videos
Majority Rules Film Discussion: Alaska’s Election Reform Success
Oct 11, 2024
Cynthia Richie Terrell joins filmmaker AJ Schnack, Alaska Senate Majority Leader Cathy Giessel, and FairVote CEO Meredith Sumpter to discuss Majority Rules — a documentary showing how Alaska's open primaries and ranked choice voting are transforming elections and opening doors for more women and diverse leaders.
Oct 8, 2024
2024
The Fulcrum, CityBiz, RepresentWomen, FairVote, Ranked Choice Voting, RCV, Proportional Representation, Gender Parity, Gender Parity Index, Democracy Solutions Summit, Women Candidates, Women's Representation, Democracy Reform, Election Reform, Women in Politics, Local Government Women, City Councils Women, Caregiving Policy, Coalition Building, Women Run Win Serve Lead, Structural Reform, Systems Reform, Candidate Pipeline, Women's Political Power, Majority Winners, Vote Splitting, Gender-Balanced Governance, Civic Leadership, 2024 Elections, 2025 Elections
David Nevins, Cynthia Richie Terrell, Kamala Harris
Podcasts
CityBiz Interview with David Nevins: Why Systems Reform Is the Key to Gender Parity
Oct 8, 2024
RepresentWomen's Cynthia Richie Terrell sits down with CityBiz and The Fulcrum for a wide-ranging conversation with David Nevins on why changing the rules of democracy is the only path to lasting gender parity in U.S. politics.
Oct 2, 2024
2024
Gender Parity Index
Courtney Lamendola
Pennsylvania
In the News
In the News: It’s Been 298 Years and Counting Since a Woman Led Pa. Will That Matter In the Election?
Oct 2, 2024
This article by Zoe Greenberg and Julia Terruso was published in The Philadelphia Inquirer. It quotes RepresentWomen's Courtney Lamendola and references the 2024 Gender Parity Index.
Sep 27, 2024
2024
Athens Democracy Forum, Gender Parity, International Research, European Union Women, Unrecognized States Women, UN Women, Gender Equality Report, Sustainable Development Goals, Gender Balance Parliament 2063, Equal Rights Amendment, ERA, Constitution Week, Ranked Choice Voting, RCV, Oregon RCV, Idaho RCV, Nevada RCV, Colorado RCV, Washington DC RCV, Afghanistan Gender Apartheid, Taliban Women's Rights, Sri Lanka Prime Minister, Freedom Farm Azul, Flowers for Fannie Lou, International Day of Peace, Autumn Equinox, RepresentWomen, Declaration of Sentiments, Virtual Town Hall, Women's Representation, Democracy Reform, Election Reform, Women Candidates, 2024 Elections, Ms. Magazine, 19th Amendment, Women Voters, Women's Constitutional Rights
Harini Amarasuriya, Fannie Lou Hamer, Cynthia Richie Terrell, Katie Usalis, Kathy Spillar, Abigail Adams
Weekend Reading
Weekend Reading on Women's Representation Week of September 27, 2024
Sep 27, 2024
As RepresentWomen heads to the Athens Democracy Forum to present new international research on gender parity, a sobering UN report finds that, at current rates, gender parity in parliaments won't be achieved until 2063.
Sep 25, 2024
2024
Women's Power Collaborative
Cindy Black
Webinars
Webinar: Helping Women Get Elected with Public Funding for Elections
Sep 25, 2024
Fix Democracy First’s Executive Director, Cindy Black, addressed the Women’s Power Collaborative on the transformative potential of publicly funded elections for women candidates.
Sep 6, 2024
2024
2024 Elections
Cynthia Richie Terrell
In the News
In the News: Will Trump Serve Up Antics in His Debate With Kamala Harris?
Sep 6, 2024
This article by Emma Cordover was published in the newsletter, Politico Women Rule. Published ahead of the 2024 Presidential Debate, it cites RepresentWomen's Cynthia Richie Terrell.