WASHINGTON, D.C. — Gender on the Ballot, a partnership between the Women & Politics Institute at American University’s School of Public Affairs and the Barbara Lee Family Foundation, today released new research on what “electability” means to voters in 2020. On behalf of Gender on the Ballot, Benenson Strategy Group conducted an online survey with …

  The “electability” question has been a popular topic in recent months, often linked with “likeability” and occasionally measured in hypothetical beers. For the 2020 pundit class, electability seems to be just another gendered code word. Our new research shows that likely 2020 voters are hearing the media’s sexism – and largely ignoring it. An …

  Read the memo here, and the blog post here. The “electability” question has been a popular topic in recent months, often linked with “likeability” and occasionally measured in hypothetical beers. For the 2020 pundit class, electability seems to be just another gendered code word. Our new research shows that likely 2020 voters are hearing …

  The second Democratic presidential primary debate in Detroit next week will mirror the first debate in some ways: six women made it to the debate stage and, on each of the two nights, three women will make their cases to the American people. However, this time Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Senator Kamala …

  In round one, the ladies ruled the presidential primary debate. For the most part, they hit the stage ready to display their leadership qualities in a high-pressure situation with limited speaking time. Here’s a look at the winning strategies from the first debate and what to expect in round two. Take a Risk When …

  Happy Friday! Welcome to our Media Round Up. Each week we’ll be collecting and sharing our favorite gender + politics stories, and here’s what caught our eye this week: Americans Say They Would Vote For A Woman, But… By Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, FiveThirtyEight Although 94% of Americans would vote for a woman president, women candidates …

San Francisco Chronicle | Joe Garofoli Public opinion may be changing about what “electability” means, according to a poll that will be released next week by Gender on the Ballot, a partnership between the Barbara Lee Family Foundation and American University’s Women and Politics Institute. It found that 72 percent of the 488 likely Democratic …

  On July 19, 1848, over 300 (mostly) women gathered for the Seneca Falls Convention, the first women’s rights convention in the United States and the beginning of the women’s suffrage movement. On the anniversary of Seneca Falls, we’re celebrating women voters. Here are a few things you should know: Women turn out at higher …