When I ran for Congress in 2018, my children were one and three years old. For months, I made calls to donors while nursing my son and with my daughter covering my head in hair clips. Although my mother could watch my children every day after 3:30PM, most of the time I changed diapers …

  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:   Twitter’s ‘safety mode’ could shield politicians from harassment. It could also silence critics. Cristiano Lima, Washington Post   For the past couple of months, Twitter has …

  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:   A California first: woman signs bill into state law Adam Beam, The Associated Press   For the first time in California’s history, a woman has signed a …

  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:   A woman created the public defender role. Jackson could bring that experience to the high court. Julianne McShane, Washington Post   If confirmed to the Supreme …

  This week the country is abuzz with the historic confirmation hearings of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. Judge Jackson is the first Black woman nominated to the Supreme Court in its 233-year-history. If confirmed, Jackson will be the first Black woman, the sixth woman, and the third Black person to serve on …

  Happy Women’s History Month! As we reflect on and honor women’s endless contributions to the world, check out some of Gender of the Ballot’s favorite quotes from phenomenal women. “You not only have a right to be an individual. You have a responsibility.” –Eleanor Roosevelt   “Your story is what you have, what you …

  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:   Sara Jacobs, California Congresswoman, Talks Sexism and Ageism in Politics Elizabeth Djinis, Teen Vogue In an interview with Teen Vogue, Congresswoman Sara Jacobs speaks about her …

  Last Friday, President Joe Biden made good on a promise from the Democratic Presidential Primary that he would nominate a Black woman to the highest court in the land. To replace Justice Stephen Breyer, he chose Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for the Supreme Court. Since the Supreme Court was established in 1789, 114 justices have served on the …