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September 15, 2021 

Contact: Kaycie Goral 

Despite making up 14% of the U.S. population, first-generation Americans, specifically 1st-gen women, are under-represented in government.

Takoma Park, MD: Why are first-generation Americans, and precisely, first-generation women, so underrepresented in the federal government? RepresentWomen's latest report, "Exploring First-Generation Underrepresentation: How American Political Systems Impact Immigrant Women's Political Engagement," seeks to answer that question.

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August 23, 2021 

Contact: Kaycie Goral 

With no “A” ranking states, RepresentWomen’s 2021 Gender Parity Index (GPI) shows the fight for gender balance in our politics is far from over. 

TAKOMA PARK, MD -- The Latest Gender Parity Index (GPI) from RepresentWomen finds the United States had little movement to close the political gender gap at every level of office.

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August 11, 2021 

Contact: Kaycie Goral

RepresentWomen's latest report answers the following question: “Why are Disabled women underrepresented in US politics?” 

Takoma Park- August 9, 2021 - RepresentWomen's Intersectional Disempowerment report identifies the structural barriers that prevent Disabled people from participating in US politics and discusses how we can improve elected representation for the Disabled community and specifically, Disabled women.

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July 6th 2021 

Contact: Kaycie Goral

Women likely to hold majority of NYC Council seats after impressive wins in NYC primary elections which confirm that jurisdictions with ranked choice voting elect more women to office.

Takoma Park, MD. (July 6, 2021) - RepresentWomen, a nonpartisan organization that researches the impacts of ranked choice voting (RCV) on women's representation, is celebrating the success of women candidates in the New York City primaries. 

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July 1st 2021 

Contact: Maura Reilly ,Kaycie Goral 

RepresentWomen would like to remind everyone that while these primaries were great for women’s representation, this was NOT the first Ranked Choice Election in New York City history.

Takoma Park, MD. ( July 1, 2021) - Today, as the New York City ranked choice primary continues, RepresentWomen has released an analysis of the history of women’s representation in NYC and an update on the impact of ranked choice voting on women’s representation in the NYC primaries. 

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June 18, 2021 

Contact: Cynthia Richie Terrell, ([email protected]) 

RepresentWomen Launches Spanish Translation of Key Research, integrating essential tools for long-term accessibility

Takoma Park, MD. - June 3, 2021 - Building on the success of their numerous reports in 2020, RepresentWomen is working to ensure its vital research is available for everyone. To accomplish this, RepresentWomen is taking strides to ensure their website and social media content is language accessible. 

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June 14th 2021 

Contact: Cynthia Richie Terrell, ([email protected]) 

RepresentWomen Hails Introduction of the Fair Representation Act, as an Ideal Strategy for Improving Gender Diversity of U.S. House Representation.  

Takoma Park, MD.- RepresentWomen celebrates the reintroduction of the Fair Representation Act by Congressman Don Beyer(VA-08) last friday, joined by U.S. Representatives Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Jim McGovern (D-MA), Jim Cooper (D-TN), and Scott Peters ( D-CA).

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November 2, 2020 

Contact: Cynthia Richie Terrell, ([email protected]) 

The majority of U.S. States (60%) received a “D” grade for women’s representation in elected office.

Takoma Park, MD. –  Even with a record number of women running for office again this year, the latest Gender Parity Index from RepresentWomen finds the United States has failed to close the political gender gap at every level of office.