2018 was a history-making year for Black women: at least 468 Black women ran for political office up and down the ballot, and 25 Black women are currently serving in Congress as a result of that election—the first time this number has gone above 20 in the history of the United States. While we …

  For a full recap of the February, New Hampshire debate numbers, head here. Four days after the chaotic Iowa caucuses and four days before the high-stakes New Hampshire primary, seven democratic presidential contenders, including two of the three remaining female candidates, debated at St. Anslem’s College in Manchester, New Hampshire. The debate, sponsored by …

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: Iowa Caucus Results 2020 The New York Times In the first contest of the 2020 presidential election, Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders have come out on top. Buttigieg …

  As the 2020 election cycle ramps up in earnest, we at Project LPAC have a plea to candidates and the organizations conducting outreach on their behalf: as you travel around the country, eating local foods, shaking hands and explaining your priorities on stages large and small, don’t overlook LGBTQ women voters. Our new research …

  With more women running for elected office than ever before, children today are more likely to see images of women candidates than they have in the past. This may be one part of Hillary Clinton’s rich legacy as the first woman to be nominated as a presidential candidate by a major political party. Or …

  After more than a year of campaigning, the first votes of the 2020 Democratic primary have been cast. And while we are still waiting to see exactly how Iowa’s delegates will be allocated, we do have useful data on who Iowans caucused for and why from the National Election Pool entrance polls conducted for …