As of March 2026, there are more women in politics than ever before. Women make up 27.4% of national parliaments and 36% of local governments worldwide. In the United States, women hold 28% of the seats in the U.S. Congress and 33.6% of the seats in state legislatures. A record number of women, 14, serve …

Amyism #40 Education v. Persuasion “It’s a mistake to believe non-contributors who tell you they need to ‘learn more about the PAC’ before they will contribute. You educate them, and they still don’t contribute. That’s because people are not educated to contribute, they are persuaded to contribute. The link between educating someone and persuading them is weaker …

Welcome to the Media Round Up! We’ve collected and shared our favorite gender + politics stories from this week. 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 …

What is an “Amyism”? I’ve been consulting in the government relations profession since “the turn of the century,” yes, 1999 to be exact. However, I’m still leaning forward in my seat, taking notes from my grassroots advocacy and Political Action Committee (PAC) clients. I get to learn about their pressing issues, but more intriguing to …

ffWelcome to the Media Round Up! We’ve collected and shared our favorite gender + politics stories from this week. 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 …

In 1916, Jeannette Rankin achieved what most thought impossible: she was elected to the House of Representatives from the state of Montana as the first woman ever in Congress.  Two years prior, Jeannette had harnessed the power of a generational campaign for the women’s vote in her state, pushing it over the finish line and …

Welcome to the Media Round Up! We’ve collected and shared our favorite gender + politics stories from this week. 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 …

In democracies like the United States that lack formal interventions (such as gender quotas) to increase women’s representation, research seeking to understand why women continue to be underrepresented in elected office has focused on two key factors: differences between men and women in their ambitions to run for office and the gender composition of the …

Welcome to the Media Round Up! We’ve collected and shared our favorite gender + politics stories from this week. 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 …

In surveys around the globe, women politicians often say they face worse online abuse than men politicians. Yet when researchers analyze social media comments, posts, and mentions, the data does not match these reports. Instead, prior research suggests that men and women politicians receive similar rates of hostile content online. This has led to an …