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At the Barbara Lee Family Foundation, our team is closely following the historically diverse race for Mayor of Boston. Earlier this year, Kim Janey became Acting Mayor when Marty Walsh joined the Biden Administration. As the first person of color and first woman ever to lead Boston, Mayor Janey shattered a stubborn glass ceiling …
As more and more women run for elected office, what do we know about the team of volunteers that help them behind the scenes, reaching out to voters, staffing campaign offices, and organizing get-out-the-vote efforts? Does a candidate’s gender affect the attitudes and enthusiasm of the volunteers working on the campaign? Is a female …
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: What The Texas Abortion Ban Does—And What It Means For Other States Sarah McCammon, NPR A new law in Texas went into effect this week which bans abortions …
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: 19 states have never had a female governor Faith Karimi, CNN With Kathy Hochul’s swearing in as governor of New York just after midnight on Tuesday, the …
This is the third post in our Gender on the Ballot series on women governors. In the first post, we highlighted trailblazing women governors; next we celebrated the eight women leading states as of July 2021. Today, as Kathy Hochul takes the reigns as the leader of New York state, we are diving deeper into …
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: These Female Afghan Politicians Are Risking Everything For Their Homeland Dalia Faheid, NPR This week, the Taliban completed taking over Afghanistan, after losing power in the country …
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: How Cuomo’s Downfall Paved the Way for Kathy Hochul to Make History Dana Rubinstein, New York Times Governor Andrew Cuomo announced his resignation from office …
When Governor Cuomo steps down from his role as governor, Lt. Governor Kathy Hochul is poised to become the first-ever woman governor of New York. And if Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins becomes New York’s first Black female Lt. Governor, the two women will make history together as the only all-women team leading a …