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4 Dorothy Height Quotes that Will Inspire and Empower You

  Happy birthday to legendary civil rights and women’s rights activist Dorothy Height! Born in 1912, Height was the president of the National Council of Negro Women for forty years and served as an advisor to U.S. presidents and world leaders. On what would have been her 108th birthday, here are four quotes that inspire …

Media Round Up: March 15th

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: Biden says he will choose a female VP. Sanders wouldn’t commit. Caroline Kitchener, The Lily During Sunday night’s Democratic debate, former vice president Joe Biden promised that his …

Lean In, They Said

  We’ve leaned in. We’ve raised the money, hired brilliant staffers, and stuck it out until the end. And despite that, we’ve watched the women drop out of the presidential primary like petals. They love us, they love us not. At least, not enough to vote for us. For the 2020 Democratic primaries, we had six women …

Tulsi Gabbard is out. Three things to keep in mind.

  Today Tulsi Gabbard announced the end of her presidential bid, making her the last woman to drop out of the 2020 race. Representative Gabbard’s campaign made history as the first woman combat veteran to run for president. She was also the youngest woman, and one of two women of color in the 2020 race. …

Gender at the Illinois Primary

  Illinois was one of three states holding its primary on March 17th, in the midst of the Coronavirus health crisis. Covid-19 also impacted Edison Research/National Election Pool who usually conducts the in-person exit polling used by news organizations, researchers, and this blog to analyze who voted for whom. Instead, some news organizations are using …

Gender at the Arizona Primary

  Joe Biden won a double-digit victory in the Arizona Primary beating Bernie Sanders by 11 points.  Arizona was one of three states holding its primary on March 17th, in the midst of the Coronavirus health crisis.  Nevertheless, Democratic turnout was actually up from 2016 levels as many Arizonans voted in advance via mail or …

Gender at the Florida Primary

  Joe Biden won a decisive victory in the delegate-rich Florida Primary beating Bernie Sanders by 39 points. Florida was one of three states holding its primary on March 17th, in the midst of the Coronavirus health crisis. Nevertheless, Democratic turnout was actually up from 2016 levels as many Floridians voted in advance or took …

3 Things to Remember: A Global Health Crisis + Gender in Politics

  COVID-19 has dramatically impacted Americans across the country over the last week, with serious public health and economic consequences; it’s safe to say that this global health crisis will have a lasting effect on many facets of American life, including politics. With a record-tying number of women governors and a number of women mayors …

Gender on the Debate Stage: March 15th Numbers

  For a full recap of the March 15th debate numbers, head here. In the age of Coronavirus, what was possibly the last scheduled Democratic debate of the primary season was a debate like no other. In what was the first two-person forum,  Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders appeared together (yet socially distanced by six …

March Debate: What We Saw

  In some ways, last night’s Democratic presidential primary debate is one for the history books. With the coronavirus safety measures being instituted across the country in mind, this debate had no audience, the podiums were six feet apart, and the candidates didn’t shake hands – they bumped elbows. In other ways, the debate stage …

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