This month, the presidential election is kicking into high gear with the first primaries of 2020. Today, candidates will vie for votes in the Iowa caucuses, followed by the New Hampshire primary on Tuesday the 11th.  There’s a lot at stake for these first states – since 1976, the eventual Democratic nominee has almost …

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: When Women Run FiveThirtyEight The U.S. has more women in politics than ever before. Still, gender remains a major theme of the 2020 election as the media and …

  Next week is the first of three Democratic primary debates in February: February 7th in New Hampshire, February 19th in Nevada, and February 25th in South Carolina. With qualification criteria yet to be released for the last two debates, we do know that seven people have qualified for the first debate in New Hampshire …

  Women’s political participation has surged since 2016. From taking to the streets January 2017 for the historic first Women’s March, to participating in social activism, to running for office, women are taking it upon themselves to step into the political arena. This year, 2020, could arguably be the most important election in our nation’s …

  In case you couldn’t make it, you can watch the full panel here.   On January 22nd at American University, experts gathered for a panel discussion about Gender on the Ballot’s latest research: “Stepping Up and Standing Out: Women’s Political Participation in 2020.” “Beyond women voting — which they are certainly doing in record numbers …

  — WOMEN ARE INFORMED, BUT SAY THEY’RE NOT — New research by the Barbara Lee Family Foundation and American University shows women have become increasingly politically active in the past few years — engagement driven largely by Democratic women, especially millennials and minorities. This is worrisome for the GOP, which needs to hold on …

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: Can a woman win the presidency? The New York Times picked two. Maeve Reston, CNN The New York Times broke with convention and endorsed two candidates: Elizabeth Warren …