Currently, there are five confirmed woman v. woman gubernatorial races in November this midterm election cycle— a record for the most in one election season. The states with women v. women gubernatorial races in 2022: Arizona, Alabama, Iowa, Michigan, and Oregon; and, there could be more depending on the outcome of the remaining primaries. …

  Happy Friday! Welcome to our Media Round Up. Each week we’re collecting and sharing our favorite gender + politics stories. Here’s what caught our eye this week:   100 Utah women sign statement ‘standing together’ against harassment in politics Eliza Pace, KSLTV TV 5 On Monday, 100 Utah Democratic and Republican women in politics …

  Happy Friday! Welcome to our Media Round Up. Each week we’re collecting and sharing our favorite gender + politics stories. Here’s what caught our eye this week:   The end of Roe is changing friendships — for better or for worse Janay Kingsberry, The Washington Post After the news of Roe v. Wade being …

  Over two years into the Covid-19 pandemic, offices across the country are at an inflection point—it’s clear that there’s no going back to a traditional 9 – 5 model, but what should replace it? Economic concerns and money stresses are top-of-mind for many of us, but the pandemic also clarified what really matters in …

  Happy Friday! Welcome to our Media Round Up. Each week we’re collecting and sharing our favorite gender + politics stories. Here’s what caught our eye this week:   Roe’s reversal has put Brown v. Board in focus. Women played key roles in that case, too. Nadra Nittle, The 19th* In post-Roe v. Wade America, …

  Happy Self-Care Day! Have you ever wondered what trailblazing women in politics do for self-care? Check out five of them below.   Attorney General Maura Healey Maura Healey is the current Attorney General of Massachusetts, first assuming office in 2015. Attorney General Healey is the first openly gay state attorney general in the United …

  Happy Friday! Welcome to our Media Round Up. Each week we’re collecting and sharing our favorite gender + politics stories. Here’s what caught our eye this week:   Historic number of LGBTQ candidates are running for office this year, LGBTQ Victory Fund says Rachel Janfaza and Devan Cole, CNN According to data from the LGBTQ Victory …

  Happy Friday! Welcome to our Media Round Up. Each week we’re collecting and sharing our favorite gender + politics stories. Here’s what caught our eye this week:   Is the word ‘women’ being erased from the abortion rights movement? Matt Lavietes, NBC News The overturning of Roe v. Wade has sparked much debate over …

  We have less than four months to go until the general midterm election (!), and we are halfway through 2022. Time flies! Our team at BLFF is taking stock of where things stand for women candidates and incumbents. The last comparable midterm year, 2018, was the “Year of Women”—particularly in Congress and governor’s offices. …