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Weekly Media Round Up: November 8, 2024

Where We Stand: How to keep up with Emerging Election Results With 16 races still too close to call, 140 women will serve in the next (119th) Congress, compared to 151 today. Twenty-four will serve in the U.S. Senate, compared to 25 today, with two races too close to call. As election results are finalized, we …

Initial Headlines on the 2024 Election

Gender was on the ballot in the 2024 election cycle. Much was made of the gender gap, the “manoverse”,“girl culture,” and gender was named the defining issue of the presidential race. We saw a dramatic gender gap in our own SheVotes poll last month. As we dig into the data over the coming weeks, we …

Weekly Media Round Up: November 1, 2024

Happy Friday! Welcome to our 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 …

Madam President

In 2016, Hillary Clinton broke significant ground, as she became the first woman nominee of a major political party for President.  While the election may not have ended with her in the White House, her candidacy was a powerful moment that broadened the horizon for women in politics across the country. It demonstrated to millions …

More than a Feeling: Women’s Anger and Non-electoral Participation

Women’s views about politics and their feelings about the political process and policies are heightened in this electoral cycle. Our research takes an intersectional lens, which underscores the mutual interlocking systems of marginalization, such as racism and sexism, into examining emotions as a mobilizer for women’s political participation. We find that Black, Latina, Asian American, …

Gen Z Voters Reflect Recent Trends, While Charting Their Own Path

Since Bill Clinton’s election in 1996, a majority of women voters have backed Democratic presidential candidates. In contrast, men have generally favored Republican nominees. How might that gender gap play out this election cycle among the nation’s youngest voters? In my new book, The Politics of Gen Z, I show that Gen Z women, those …

Weekly Round Up: October 25, 2024

Happy Friday! Welcome to our 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 …

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