Happy Friday! Welcome to our Media Round Up: Debate edition. Each week we’re collecting and sharing our favorite gender + politics stories. Here’s what caught our eye this week: Having Six Women Running for President Changes Everything By Rachel Thomas, Marie Claire When there is only one woman on the debate stage, she faces …

Vox | Anna North Advocates and experts in gender and politics also noticed the absence. Betsy Fischer Martin, the executive director of the Women and Politics Institute at American University, tweeted that with 15 minutes left in the debate, candidates had not gotten a single question on reproductive rights, pay equity, or child care. We …

  Twenty of the Democratic candidates for President faced off this week in the second debate of the 2020 cycle, and the Internet had a lot to say. We’ve rounded up some of our favorite tweets here, enjoy! (And if you’re feeling nostalgic, June Tweets are here!) We weren’t the only ones excited to see …

  Last night, Senator Michael Bennet, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julián Castro, Senator Cory Booker, former Vice President Joe Biden, Senator Kamala Harris, entrepreneur Andrew Yang, Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, Governor Jay Inslee, and Mayor Bill de Blasio took the stage for Night 2 of the July Democratic Primary Debates. …

  Last night, Democratic primary candidates continued to contrast heavily with each other, thanks to pointed questions from the moderators. As with Night I, Night II pitted candidates against each other, and the design of the debate was one that automatically put women candidates at a disadvantage. The Barbara Lee Family Foundation has studied the …

For a full recap of the June debate numbers, head here.   Last night, author Marianne Williamson, Representative Tim Ryan, Senator Amy Klobuchar, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Senator Bernie Sanders, Senator Elizabeth Warren, former Representative Beto O’Rourke, former Governor John Hickenlooper, former Representative John Delaney, and Governor Steve Bullock all took the stage for Round II …

  Senator Elizabeth Warren, Senator Amy Klobuchar, and author Marianne Williamson (and seven white men) took the Democratic primary debate stage last night. The Barbara Lee Family Foundation has studied the obstacles and opportunities women face when running for office for the past 20 years, with a focus on executive office, and here’s what we …

  It’s that time again… the July Democratic Debates are finally here! Before we head into tonight’s debate, let’s look back at what we’ve seen so far. The 2020 presidential race has already broken gender barriers. Since 1948, the first year a presidential primary debate was broadcast (over the radio!), only five women had ever …

  Happy Friday! Welcome to our Media Round Up, where we collect and share our favorite gender + politics stories from the week. Here’s what caught our eye this week: “Likability” ratings in a recent New Hampshire poll show just how tough female candidates have it By Ella Nilsen, Vox A study conducted by the …