Election night in South Carolina brought a surge to the Biden campaign and raised some questions about Amy Klobuchar’s and Elizabeth Warren’s prospects. However, both Warren and Klobuchar have said they plan to at least stay in the race a few more days as 14 states, including their own, vote on Super Tuesday. What …

  Energized in response to President Trump’s win in 2016, women have become an increasingly influential voting bloc. Nearly 3 in 10 women say they’ve increased their political involvement in recent years, according to a December poll commissioned by the Barbara Lee Family Foundation and the Women & Politics Institute at American University. Women, particularly …

  1. Women are getting more and more involved in politics, especially on the Democratic side, and especially Millennials, according to a new poll by American University’s Women and Politics Institute and the Barbara Lee Family Foundation.  The poll found that Millennials favor Democrats by a 2 to 1 margin.  When you are that involved, you vote …

  Watching last week’s debate in Nevada, I felt like the room got hit by a bolt of lightning.  It seemed as if Senator Elizabeth Warren decided to put on her “I’m a Harvard Law professor and debate champion” hat before walking on stage. On healthcare: “Pete’s plan is a PowerPoint. Amy’s plan is 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: 5 key moments from South Carolina’s otherwise very messy Democratic debate Emily Stewart, Li Zhou, German Lopez, and Alex Ward, Vox The stakes were high at Tuesday’s Democratic …

  March 8th marks International Women’s Day, a day where we celebrate women’s accomplishments and acknowledge how far women across the world have come in political, social, and economic development. To commemorate Women’s History Month and in advance of International Women’s Day, the Women & Politics Institute will host a special conversation about women’s political …

  Less than one week after the previous debate, seven Democratic presidential contenders, including two of the three remaining female candidates, took to the stage at The Gaillard Center in Charleston, South Carolina for the 10th primary debate of the season. And while the debate took place in one of the most charming Southern cities, …

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  Amanda Hunter of the Barbara Lee Family Foundation breaks down gender stereotypes in the 2020 race and shares data from the latest Gender on the Ballot report, “Standing Out: Women’s Political Participation in 2020.”

  February may be the shortest month of the year, but it’s been packed with debates. There have been primary debates across the country, from New Hampshire to Nevada, and last night in Charleston, SC, candidates took the stage for the last time before Super Tuesday, the primary voting day when more than a third …