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Weekly Media Round Up: May 2, 2025

Welcome to the Media Round Up! Each week we’re collecting and sharing our favorite gender + politics stories. Hitting a paywall? Some sources allow a few free articles without a subscription, and your university or local library may offer free access. For example, AU students, faculty, and staff have access to popular newspapers through the …

The Problem: The Broken Rung

Women are ­doing every­thing they can to prepare themselves for successful ­careers, especially when it comes to their educations. Women earn degrees at higher rates than men, and on average graduate with better grades. However, despite getting 59% of U.S. college degrees today, women represent only 48% of those entering the corporate workforce. And at …

3 Reasons Why Lived Experience Must Shape Women’s Political Leadership

Who gets to write the laws that govern our bodies, families, and futures? Too often in the history of American politics, the answer has been: the people least impacted by those laws. From reproductive rights to healthcare access to paid leave, the policies that shape everyday life are still largely written by individuals whose own …

Weekly Media Round Up: April 25, 2025

Welcome to the Media Round Up! Each week we’re collecting and sharing our favorite gender + politics stories. Hitting a paywall? Some sources allow a few free articles without a subscription, and your university or local library may offer free access. For example, AU students, faculty, and staff have access to popular newspapers through the …

Kamala Harris Was Never Unqualified

Following incumbent president Joseph Biden’s choice to step out of the 2024 election, his vice president Kamala Harris rose to the occasion as the Democratic Party’s presidential pick. Chosen to defend democracy from insurrectionist Donald J. Trump, Harris was given a daunting opportunity. As election night 2024 came, Harris found herself winning 48.3% of the …

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