Yesterday, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York became the first women to drop out of the Democratic presidential primary this election cycle. With six women throwing their hat into the ring, a record high, each of the 2020 female candidates brought their own unique experiences to the campaign trail. Here are three things we’re …

  In 2018, teachers across the nation went on strike in order to demand higher pay, more resources, and more support for the American public school system. We saw women take the leap from marching and protesting to running for office, and some teachers decided to do the same. One teacher – a law school …

  Today’s Democratic Party voters are more diverse than ever before, and this year’s Democratic Presidential primaries feature the most diverse group of candidates in modern history: but until ABC News announced that Linsey Davis would be a moderator at the upcoming September presidential primary debate in Houston, there has been a clear representation problem …

  Pet ownership has been a long-standing tradition among presidents; in fact, Donald Trump, who has admitted to not being a dog person, is the first president not to have a pet in the White House since Andrew Johnson in the 1860s. Andrew Hager, a historian at the Presidential Pet Museum, says that the popularity …

  Do you have one of the following goals? Run for office Recruit women to run Change the face of leadership If so, you need the 20th Anniversary version of BLFF’s Keys to Elected Office: The Essential Guide for Women. To quote BLFF’s founder and President, Barbara Lee: As we celebrate our 20th anniversary and …

  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: A Flash Point for Women in Politics By Lisa Lerer, New York Times New polling gives us a unique look at how women are shaping the political …

  The influence of the #MeToo movement. The historic number of diverse women elected in 2018. The fact that multiple women have been on the last two presidential debate stages – and will be on the next one. All of these factors make the 2020 presidential race feel incredibly different from the 2016 one. But, …

WBZ NewsRadio | Laurie Kirby When you have multiple women on the debate stage, “What changes… is that women don’t have to be the sole representative of their gender,” Amanda Hunter, the Research and Communication Director at the Barbara Lee Family Foundation, said. The Foundation is a partner of Gender on the Ballot, a nonpartisan …

  The “Me Too” movement was founded more than a decade ago by civil rights activist Tarana Burke, but it has more recently gained international attention as people around the world began using social media to share their experiences with sexual harassment. The reach of the “Me Too” movement extends into politics, with 51% of …