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Gender at the Tennessee Primary

  Despite a lack of spending time or money in the state, former Vice President Joe Biden won the Tennessee Democratic presidential primary in a landside, beating Bernie Sanders 42%-25%. Mike Bloomberg invested heavily in the state and won 15% of the vote. What do we know about the women of Tennessee who voted in …

Gender at the Massachusetts Primary

  In a big blow to her campaign, Elizabeth Warren lost her home state of Massachusetts coming in third with 22% of the vote behind Joe Biden (34%) and Bernie Sanders (27%). What do we know about the women of Massachusetts who voted in the Democratic primary on Super Tuesday? In terms of turnout, women …

Gender at the Texas Primary

  Vice President Joe Biden won Texas with 35% of the vote, the second biggest delegate prize of Super Tuesday, beating out Bernie Sanders (30%), Mike Bloomberg (14%), and Elizabeth Warren (11%). What do we know about the women of Texas who voted in the Democratic primary. In terms of turnout, women once again made …

Women’s Representation: An International Comparison

  We are in a unique position this year. It has been 100 years since women won the right to vote in the United States and, for many of us, this anniversary is cause for both celebration and reflection. We celebrate because the suffrage centennial coincides with record numbers of women running and entering political …

Media Round Up: March 1st

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: Elizabeth Warren ends her presidential campaign, holds off on endorsement Joey Garrison, USA Today On Thursday afternoon, Senator Elizabeth Warren ended her campaign for president. Her announcement follows …

“Pinky Promise?”

  With Elizabeth Warren, the final Democratic woman senator bowing out of the 2020 race, it is easy for those of us who champion women’s political representation to feel disappointment. However, even when women don’t win at the ballot box, it doesn’t mean we’re not making progress. I always say monumental change often happens in …

Elizabeth Warren is out. Three things to keep in mind.

  Today, Senator Elizabeth Warren ended her presidential bid. The only woman still campaigning is Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, though she does not have a strong path to victory after Super Tuesday’s results. It seems inevitable that, despite starting with the most diverse field of candidates in Democratic primary history, the Democratic Party will have a …

A gender + politics fact for every state voting on Super Tuesday

  Today is Super Tuesday. Voters in 14 states are going to the polls, making this the day when the most delegates will be allotted to Democratic presidential candidates: more than a third of all delegates for the Democratic National Convention are up for grabs on this one day. Here’s a gender + politics fact …

Amy Klobuchar is out. Four things to keep in mind.

  Today, news broke that Senator Amy Klobuchar plans to end her presidential bid. With Senator Klobuchar’s departure, and two women – Senator Elizabeth Warren and Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard –  still in the running, here’s what we’re keeping in mind: The barriers are still higher for women running for executive office. For 20 years, the Barbara …

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