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The 2014 primaries: Are there any new female officeholders on the horizon?
May 22, 2014
Oregon's Monica Wehby seeks to increase the number of Republican women in the U.S. Senate A host of primaries were conducted on May 20, most of which were in states that do a poor...
Read More Add your reaction ShareGuest Blog: Could Women Rescue Compromise in Congress?
April 04, 2014
Recently I’ve read a number of articles highlighting how women have helped facilitate compromise and get legislation passed in this cantankerous and uncompromising 113th Congress. One in Time noted that, “with the exception of immigration reform, every...
Read More Add your reaction ShareAn Electoral Race to Parity: Reflecting on Christine Quinn’s Defeat
September 27, 2013
Representation of women in the United States Congress lags behind more than 90 nations. It is even worse for governors and mayors: women make...
Read More Add your reaction ShareMulti-Member Districts Help New Hampshire Elect All the Women it Wants
August 08, 2013
It is a widely-held belief in political science – and one of the core tenets of Representation 2020 – that multi-member districts help more women get elected. This argument is based on broadly observable correlations, like the fact...
Read More Add your reaction ShareMichele Bachmann’s Self-Imposed Term Limit and Its Implications for Women’s Representation
May 31, 2013
Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann’s announcement that she would not seek re-election in 2014 caused a predictable stir, given her history of inspiring both passionate support and opposition. In her announcement, Bachmann drew parallels between her...
Read More Add your reaction ShareGetting a Real “Colbert Bump” for Women’s Representation
March 29, 2013
After voters in South Carolina rejected four women running as Democratic Party nominees in the 2012 congressional elections, the state in a special election this May again has a chance to elect its first...
Read More Add your reaction ShareGender Parity: A Case for Fair Voting and Party Rules
February 28, 2013
The United States trails behind ninety-one countries for women’s representation in its national legislature. Ranking behind most industrialized democracies, women fill a mere eighteen percent of U.S. Congressional seats. Many factors contribute to the level of descriptive...
Read More Add your reaction SharePresident Obama's First Four Cabinet Picks: So Male and So Pale
January 23, 2013
As President Obama’s second-term Cabinet takes shape, the gender and ethnic composition of his team is drawing criticism from the Center of American Women in Politics, the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda Coalition and New York Democrat Charles Rangel,...
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