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Media Round-Up: Week of October 1, 2023

  Happy Friday! Welcome to our Media Round Up. Each week, we’re collecting and sharing gender + politics stories. Here’s what caught our eye this week:   Newsom picks Laphonza Butler as Feinstein replacement Christopher Cadelago, Politico  On Sunday, news broke that California Governor Gavin Newsom will appoint EMILY’s List President Laphonza Butler to fill …

Media Round-Up: Week of September 24, 2023

  Happy Friday! Welcome to our Media Round Up. Each week, we’re collecting and sharing gender + politics stories. Here’s what caught our eye this week:   Dianne Feinstein defied the odds in a field perpetually dominated by men Jerry Roberts, Washington Post  Dianne Feinstein, the longest serving woman Senator, oldest member of the Senate, …

Will Nikki Haley Escape Media and Social Media Sexism?

  Barbara Lee Family Foundation Executive Director Amanda Hunter’s analysis of Nikki Haley’s debate performance on August 23, 2023 was consistent with research I have conducted in the past with Theodore Sheckels and Nichola Gutgold on challenges women presidential candidates must overcome. Hunter summarized Haley’s performance: “Governor Haley projected confidence. Overall, she was calm, cool, …

Women are making history in all-female races for governor—but that doesn’t mean sexism is over.

  Voters in five states will find an unusual sight on their ballots this year: only women major party candidates for governor. In Alabama, Arizona, Iowa, Michigan, and Oregon, voters will weigh not whether to choose a woman, but which woman to elect to their statehouse’s corner office. In the history of the country, there …

Media Round Up: Week of October 18th

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: Men and Women Have Never Been More Politically Divided Eric Levitz, The New York Intelligencer This article breaks down the extreme polarity between men and women voters in …

Media Round Up: Week of October 4th

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: Representation Roundup: “Words Clinton Could Never Utter, Biden’s Campaign Will Use on T-Shirts” Cynthia Richie Terrell, Ms. Magazine Cynthia Richie Terrell discusses the acrimony of the first 2020 …

Writing a New Playbook: Campaigning to Be the First Woman VP

It’s been a historic week, as Joe Biden chose Kamala Harris to be his running mate, making her the first woman of color ever to be on a major party presidential ticket. Over the last 150 years, only two other women have ever been running mates on a major party presidential ticket. Compared to 70 …

What the VP speculation tells us about sexism on the campaign trail

Senator Kamala Harris is widely regarded to be a front-runner in Joe Biden’s search for a running mate. As the vetting operation continues, the process has begun to include sexist tropes and attacks on the leading candidates. Last week, a new report in POLITICO claimed that one former politician on the search committee was reportedly …

The Balancing Act of Proving Likeability and Qualifications

Likeability is non-negotiable for women candidates: voters are willing to vote for a man they don’t like, as long as they think he’s qualified, but women don’t get that same treatment. On top of that, voters tend to assume male candidates are qualified, while women face extra hurdles in proving their qualifications. Because of this, …

Media Round Up: Week of May 3rd

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: The Women Leading the Coronavirus Response From City Hall Mattie Kahn, Glamour Women governors and heads of states have been drawing headlines for their stellar response to the …

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