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RepresentWomen’s research library brings together years of data, analysis, and case studies on the systems that shape women’s political representation. Explore topics like U.S. electoral reform, legislative modernization, the Gender Parity Index, international case studies, intersectional research, and party and campaign dynamics. Use the filters to dive deeper into the reforms and strategies that expand opportunities for women to run, win, serve, and lead.
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Gender Parity Index
GPI, Parity Index
Gender Parity Index
GPI, Parity Index
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Toolkit, Research Resources
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Research Report, Study

RepresentWomen works to increase women's representation in elected office and advocates for systemic reforms to the recruitment process, voting systems, and legislative practices so that more women run, win, serve, and lead.

Oct 30, 2020
2020
Gender Parity Index

2020 Gender Parity Index Report

Oct 30, 2020
US Electoral Reform
U.S. Electoral Reform, United States Electoral Reform, Election Reform, Electoral Systems, Democracy Reform, Multi-member districts, Multi-member seats
House Expansion
Expand the House, Enlarge the House, Cube Root Rule, House Size
Resources
Toolkit, Research Resources
Report
Research Report, Study

RepresentWomen works to increase women's representation in elected office and advocates for systemic reforms to the recruitment process, voting systems, and legislative practices so that more women run, win, serve, and lead.

Oct 8, 2020
2020
US Electoral Reform, House Expansion

Brief: U.S. House Expansion

Oct 8, 2020
Parties Candidates & Campaigns
Political Parties, Candidate Recruitment, Election Campaigns
Campaign Finance
Campaign Funding, Fundraising, Money in Politics
Parties Candidates & Campaigns
Political Parties, Candidate Recruitment, Election Campaigns
Party Recruitment
Candidate Recruitment, Recruiting Women Candidates
US Electoral Reform
U.S. Electoral Reform, United States Electoral Reform, Election Reform, Electoral Systems, Democracy Reform, Multi-member districts, Multi-member seats
Ranked Choice Voting
RCV, Ranked-Choice Voting, Instant Runoff Voting, Instant-Runoff Voting, IRV
Resources
Toolkit, Research Resources
Report
Research Report, Study

In 2020 "Women and the Presidency" was published as a chapter in the book "The Best Candidate: Presidential Nomination in Polarized Times." Click hear to learn about the women who have run for president, including Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton.

Sep 21, 2020
2020
President, Presidency, Presidential Nomination, The Best Candidate, Parties Candidates & Campaigns, US Electoral Reform, Campaign Finance, Party Recruitment, Ranked Choice Voting
Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton

Chapter: Women and the Presidency

Sep 21, 2020
Intersectional
Intersectionality, Women of Color
Incarcerated Women
Incarceration, Formerly Incarcerated Women
Resources
Toolkit, Research Resources
Report
Research Report, Study

RepresentWomen works to increase women's representation in elected office and advocates for systemic reforms to the recruitment process, voting systems, and legislative practices so that more women run, win, serve, and lead.

Sep 10, 2020
2020
The Sentencing Project, Intersectional, Incarcerated Women

Brief: Incarcerated Women in Politics

Sep 10, 2020
Resources
Toolkit, Research Resources
Map
Interactive Map
Parties Candidates & Campaigns
Political Parties, Candidate Recruitment, Election Campaigns
Party Rules
Party Bylaws, Party Policies

RepresentWomen's interactive map of women's representation as national convention delegates by state, comparing Democratic and Republican Party gender balance rules and outcomes.

Aug 10, 2020
2020
Democratic Party, Republican Party, Parties Candidates & Campaigns, Party Rules
U.S. map showing the percentage of women who were 2016 Democratic National Convention delegates by state, with Republican Party data also displayed.

Map: Women's Representation in National Conventions

Aug 10, 2020
US Electoral Reform
U.S. Electoral Reform, United States Electoral Reform, Election Reform, Electoral Systems, Democracy Reform, Multi-member districts, Multi-member seats
Proportional Representation
PRCV, Proportional Ranked Choice Voting, Proportional Voting, Multi-Winner Districts
US Electoral Reform
U.S. Electoral Reform, United States Electoral Reform, Election Reform, Electoral Systems, Democracy Reform, Multi-member districts, Multi-member seats
Ranked Choice Voting
RCV, Ranked-Choice Voting, Instant Runoff Voting, Instant-Runoff Voting, IRV

RepresentWomen works to increase women's representation in elected office and advocates for systemic reforms to the recruitment process, voting systems, and legislative practices so that more women run, win, serve, and lead.

Aug 1, 2020
2020
Vital Voices, US Electoral Reform, Proportional Representation, Ranked Choice Voting
Cynthia Richie Terrell

Podcast: Voices of Resilience

Aug 1, 2020
Intersectional
Intersectionality, Women of Color
Native & Indigenous Women
Native American Women, Indigenous Women, Native Women, American Indian, Alaska Native
Resources
Toolkit, Research Resources
Report
Research Report, Study

RepresentWomen's research brief on Indigenous women in politics, exploring representation gaps across Tribal Nations and Alaskan Native communities within U.S. federally recognized governance structures.

Jul 20, 2020
2020
Tribal Nations, Alaska Native Nations and Corporations, Intersectional, Native & Indigenous Women

Brief: Indigenous Women in Politics

Jul 20, 2020
US Electoral Reform
U.S. Electoral Reform, United States Electoral Reform, Election Reform, Electoral Systems, Democracy Reform, Multi-member districts, Multi-member seats
Ranked Choice Voting
RCV, Ranked-Choice Voting, Instant Runoff Voting, Instant-Runoff Voting, IRV
Resources
Toolkit, Research Resources
Report
Research Report, Study

RepresentWomen works to increase women's representation in elected office and advocates for systemic reforms to the recruitment process, voting systems, and legislative practices so that more women run, win, serve, and lead.

Jul 1, 2020
2020
US Electoral Reform, Ranked Choice Voting

Report: In Ranked Choice Elections, Women WIN

Jul 1, 2020
Parties Candidates & Campaigns
Political Parties, Candidate Recruitment, Election Campaigns
Campaign Finance
Campaign Funding, Fundraising, Money in Politics
Parties Candidates & Campaigns
Political Parties, Candidate Recruitment, Election Campaigns
Pacs & Donors
PACs, Political Action Committees, Donors, Political Giving
US Electoral Reform
U.S. Electoral Reform, United States Electoral Reform, Election Reform, Electoral Systems, Democracy Reform, Multi-member districts, Multi-member seats
Proportional Representation
PRCV, Proportional Ranked Choice Voting, Proportional Voting, Multi-Winner Districts
US Electoral Reform
U.S. Electoral Reform, United States Electoral Reform, Election Reform, Electoral Systems, Democracy Reform, Multi-member districts, Multi-member seats
Ranked Choice Voting
RCV, Ranked-Choice Voting, Instant Runoff Voting, Instant-Runoff Voting, IRV

RepresentWomen works to increase women's representation in elected office and advocates for systemic reforms to the recruitment process, voting systems, and legislative practices so that more women run, win, serve, and lead.

Jul 1, 2020
2020
Parties Candidates & Campaigns, US Electoral Reform, Campaign Finance, Pacs & Donors, Proportional Representation, Ranked Choice Voting
Cynthia Richie Terrell

Podcast: The Alliance Party After Dark

Jul 1, 2020
Parties Candidates & Campaigns
Political Parties, Candidate Recruitment, Election Campaigns
Campaign Finance
Campaign Funding, Fundraising, Money in Politics
Parties Candidates & Campaigns
Political Parties, Candidate Recruitment, Election Campaigns
Pacs & Donors
PACs, Political Action Committees, Donors, Political Giving
US Electoral Reform
U.S. Electoral Reform, United States Electoral Reform, Election Reform, Electoral Systems, Democracy Reform, Multi-member districts, Multi-member seats
Proportional Representation
PRCV, Proportional Ranked Choice Voting, Proportional Voting, Multi-Winner Districts
US Electoral Reform
U.S. Electoral Reform, United States Electoral Reform, Election Reform, Electoral Systems, Democracy Reform, Multi-member districts, Multi-member seats
Ranked Choice Voting
RCV, Ranked-Choice Voting, Instant Runoff Voting, Instant-Runoff Voting, IRV

RepresentWomen works to increase women's representation in elected office and advocates for systemic reforms to the recruitment process, voting systems, and legislative practices so that more women run, win, serve, and lead.

Jul 1, 2020
2020
How To Be A Citizen, Parties Candidates & Campaigns, US Electoral Reform, Campaign Finance, Pacs & Donors, Proportional Representation, Ranked Choice Voting
Cynthia Richie Terrell

Podcast: Pantsuit Politics

Jul 1, 2020
US Electoral Reform
U.S. Electoral Reform, United States Electoral Reform, Election Reform, Electoral Systems, Democracy Reform, Multi-member districts, Multi-member seats
Proportional Representation
PRCV, Proportional Ranked Choice Voting, Proportional Voting, Multi-Winner Districts
US Electoral Reform
U.S. Electoral Reform, United States Electoral Reform, Election Reform, Electoral Systems, Democracy Reform, Multi-member districts, Multi-member seats
Ranked Choice Voting
RCV, Ranked-Choice Voting, Instant Runoff Voting, Instant-Runoff Voting, IRV

RepresentWomen works to increase women's representation in elected office and advocates for systemic reforms to the recruitment process, voting systems, and legislative practices so that more women run, win, serve, and lead.

May 1, 2020
2020
Women in Political Innovation, WIPI, US Electoral Reform, Proportional Representation, Ranked Choice Voting
Katherine Gehl, Cynthia Richie Terrell

Podcast: Women in Political Innovation

May 1, 2020
US Electoral Reform
U.S. Electoral Reform, United States Electoral Reform, Election Reform, Electoral Systems, Democracy Reform, Multi-member districts, Multi-member seats
Ranked Choice Voting
RCV, Ranked-Choice Voting, Instant Runoff Voting, Instant-Runoff Voting, IRV
US Electoral Reform
U.S. Electoral Reform, United States Electoral Reform, Election Reform, Electoral Systems, Democracy Reform, Multi-member districts, Multi-member seats
Proportional Representation
PRCV, Proportional Ranked Choice Voting, Proportional Voting, Multi-Winner Districts

The Voting Rights Act (VRA) of 1965 is one of the most consequential pieces of civil rights legislation in American history.

Apr 20, 2020
2020
VRA, Louisiana v. Callais, Shelby County v. Holder, Supreme Court, State Voting Rights Acts, Vermont Voting Rights Act, 14th Amendment, 15th Amendment, Brennan Center for Justice, FairVote, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Democracy Solutions Series, US Electoral Reform, Ranked Choice Voting, Proportional Representation
Lani Guinier, Elena Kagan, Cynthia Richie Terrell
Louisiana, Vermont, Alabama, Portland, Oregon

Voting Rights Act

Apr 20, 2020
Parties Candidates & Campaigns
Political Parties, Candidate Recruitment, Election Campaigns
Campaign Finance
Campaign Funding, Fundraising, Money in Politics
Parties Candidates & Campaigns
Political Parties, Candidate Recruitment, Election Campaigns
Pacs & Donors
PACs, Political Action Committees, Donors, Political Giving
Resources
Toolkit, Research Resources
Report
Research Report, Study

RepresentWomen works to increase women's representation in elected office and advocates for systemic reforms to the recruitment process, voting systems, and legislative practices so that more women run, win, serve, and lead.

Jan 1, 2020
2020
Parties Candidates & Campaigns, Campaign Finance, Pacs & Donors

Report: PACs and Donors: Agents of Change for Women's Representation

Jan 1, 2020
International Studies
Global, Worldwide, Comparative Research
Gender Quotas
Gender Quota, Candidate Quotas, Quota Systems, Reserved Seats
Resources
Toolkit, Research Resources
Report
Research Report, Study
International Studies
Global, Worldwide, Comparative Research
Voting Systems
Electoral Systems, Election Systems, Voting Methods

RepresentWomen works to increase women's representation in elected office and advocates for systemic reforms to the recruitment process, voting systems, and legislative practices so that more women run, win, serve, and lead.

Jan 1, 2020
2020
U.S. House of Representatives, International Studies, Gender Quotas, Voting Systems
Egypt, Philippines

Report: Achieving Gender Parity - Systems Strategies Around the World

Jan 1, 2020
Parties Candidates & Campaigns
Political Parties, Candidate Recruitment, Election Campaigns
Party Rules
Party Bylaws, Party Policies
Resources
Toolkit, Research Resources
Report
Research Report, Study

RepresentWomen works to increase women's representation in elected office and advocates for systemic reforms to the recruitment process, voting systems, and legislative practices so that more women run, win, serve, and lead.

Jan 1, 2020
2020
Hogan Lovells, Democratic Party, Republican Party, National Conventions, Parties Candidates & Campaigns, Party Rules

Brief: Party Rules and Gender Parity

Jan 1, 2020
International Studies
Global, Worldwide, Comparative Research
Gender Quotas
Gender Quota, Candidate Quotas, Quota Systems, Reserved Seats
US Electoral Reform
U.S. Electoral Reform, United States Electoral Reform, Election Reform, Electoral Systems, Democracy Reform, Multi-member districts, Multi-member seats
Proportional Representation
PRCV, Proportional Ranked Choice Voting, Proportional Voting, Multi-Winner Districts
Resources
Toolkit, Research Resources
Report
Research Report, Study
International Studies
Global, Worldwide, Comparative Research
Voting Systems
Electoral Systems, Election Systems, Voting Methods

RepresentWomen works to increase women's representation in elected office and advocates for systemic reforms to the recruitment process, voting systems, and legislative practices so that more women run, win, serve, and lead.

Jul 24, 2019
2019
International Studies, US Electoral Reform, Gender Quotas, Proportional Representation, Voting Systems

Report: International Women's Representation

Jul 24, 2019
Gender Parity Index
GPI, Parity Index
Gender Parity Index
GPI, Parity Index
Resources
Toolkit, Research Resources
Report
Research Report, Study

RepresentWomen works to increase women's representation in elected office and advocates for systemic reforms to the recruitment process, voting systems, and legislative practices so that more women run, win, serve, and lead.

Jun 25, 2019
2019
Gender Parity Index

2019 Gender Parity Index Report

Jun 25, 2019
International Studies
Global, Worldwide, Comparative Research
Independent Studies
Independent Research, Third-Party Research
Resources
Toolkit, Research Resources
Report
Research Report, Study

RepresentWomen works to increase women's representation in elected office and advocates for systemic reforms to the recruitment process, voting systems, and legislative practices so that more women run, win, serve, and lead.

Jun 10, 2019
2019
Group of Twenty, Group of Seven, Osaka Summit, International Studies, Independent Studies
Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, European Union

Brief: Women's Representation in the G20 as of 2019

Jun 10, 2019