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8 Women Politicians Who Were Girl Scouts

  Happy Girl Scouts Day!Founded on this day in 1912 in Savannah, Georgia, the Girl Scouts of the USA is a youth organization for girls that promotes ideals such as leadership and compassion through activities like community service and learning first aid. Over half (58%) of the women in the record-breaking 116th Congress in 2018 …

Media Round-Up: Week of March 5th

  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:   Republicans could flip a number of Senate seats in 2024. Will women candidates benefit? Grace Panetta, The 19th* The number of Republican women in elected office …

New Research: She Votes: Women’s Voices at the Forefront

Read the memo here and, the press release here. Read more in USA Today and register for the upcoming virtual discussion panel on March 29, 2023 at 6 p.m. EST. As the 2024 election comes into focus, women across the country are more interested in political issues and more motivated to get involved in politics at …

New Research: She Votes: Women’s Voices at the Forefront

Read the memo here and, the press release here. Read more in USA Today and watch the replay of the virtual discussion of She Votes. As the 2024 election comes into focus, women across the country are more interested in political issues and more motivated to get involved in politics at a local, state, or federal …

New Research: She Votes: Women’s Voices at the Forefront

As the 2024 election comes into focus, women across the country are more interested in political issues and more motivated to get involved in politics at a local, state, or federal level.

Media Round-Up: Week of February 26th

  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:   Dads get paid more when they have kids — as moms earn less Chabeli Carrazana, The 19th* New studies from the Pew Research Center released Wednesday …

Republican Women Who Have Run for President

  Former Governor Nikki Haley announced her run for president last week, becoming the first former woman governor to run for president and the first Asian American woman to run as a Republican. According to the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University, Haley is the 24th “prominent woman” to run for president, …

Taking the Mic: Fearless Women in American Politics

  Polls shows that more women than ever are committed to participating in politics, despite recent discouragements. Their willingness is the outcome of a long battle. For much of our history, “stepping up and standing out” was defined as unfeminine and even disloyal. John Adams put this into words in a 1775 letter to his …

The Shirley Chisholm legacy: Black Women in Congress

  This past week a Virginia Congressional special election made history when voters of Virginia’s CD-4 elected State Senator Jennifer McClellan: she will be the first Black woman to represent Virginia in Congress. A notable way for Virginia to close out Black History Month. According to data from Pew Research, 57 Black women have ever …

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