Welcome to the Media Round Up! We’ve collected and shared our favorite gender + politics stories from this week. Is there a story we should know about? Tell us at: ongender@gmail.com Hitting a paywall? Some sources allow a few free articles without a subscription, and your university or local library may offer free access. For …

This cycle, voters continue to voice an anti-incumbent sentiment. Sometimes, this mood gives voters a strong appetite for “outsiders” who promise to break through political gridlock and challenge the status quo. This cycle, a number of high profile women candidates are currently running with an “outsider” profile. Women candidates often benefit from this framing because …

Welcome to the Media Round Up! We’ve collected and shared our favorite gender + politics stories from this week. Is there a story we should know about? Tell us at: ongender@gmail.com Hitting a paywall? Some sources allow a few free articles without a subscription, and your university or local library may offer free access. For …

With a record number of women currently running for governor, and a near-record number of women running for the U.S. Senate, there are several high-profile races made up of all-women candidates. In Minnesota, Democratic nominee Amy Klobuchar faces Republican state House Speaker Lisa Demuth for the governor’s office. In New Hampshire, incumbent Governor Kelly Ayotte …

Welcome to the Media Round Up! We’ve collected and shared our favorite gender + politics stories from this week. Is there a story we should know about? Tell us at: ongender@gmail.com Hitting a paywall? Some sources allow a few free articles without a subscription, and your university or local library may offer free access. For …

In 1855, influential women’s rights activist Lucy Stone observed in a letter to her close friend, and future sister-in-law, Antoinette Brown, that “It is very little to me to have the right to vote, to own property, if I may not keep my body, and its uses, in my absolute right.” Stone continued: “Not one …