Month: July 2023
Happy Friday! Welcome to our Media Round Up. Each week, we’re collecting and sharing gender + politics stories. Here’s what caught our eye this week: Biden picks female admiral to lead Navy. She’d be first woman on Joint Chiefs of Staff. Lolita C. Baldor, The Boston Globe President Biden has chosen Admiral Lisa Franchetti …
With almost every day bringing new headlines about a recession approaching, it is no surprise that American women are feeling pessimistic about the economy. In our most recent polling at All In Together, we found that 46% of women believe the economy will be worse in six months. While there are definite differences among …
Happy National Intern Day! Did you know who some of your favorite women leaders and politicians interned for? Find out about four of them below: Ketanji Brown Jackson First Black woman on the Supreme Court Before Justice Jackson ascended to the Supreme Court, she clerked for former Justice Stephen Breyer from 1999 to …
Happy Friday! Welcome to our Media Round Up. Each week, we’re collecting and sharing gender + politics stories. Here’s what caught our eye this week: ‘We’re truly not valued’: In New Orleans, Black mothers are increasingly the victims of gun violence Daja E. Henry, The 19th* Between the weeks of April 20th and June …
So, how do we achieve equitable representation? In our last article, we laid out how mothers are underrepresented and overlooked in politics, and now we’ll take a look at how we can provide a more inclusive space and why we need mothers for equitable representation. What is not talked about enough is that moms …
Happy Friday! Welcome to our Media Round Up. Each week, we’re collecting and sharing gender + politics stories. Here’s what caught our eye this week: Here’s how voting can spur Black wealth, especially for women of color Elaijah Gibbs-Hones, MSNBC There is a direct link between political power and economic success, and that …
When the Dobbs decision came down a year ago, threatening abortion care in America, many political analysts assumed that there would be a corresponding rise in Democratic women running for office. There is a lot of precedent for this—outrage is a great motivator for political action. After Anita Hill’s testimony in the Clarence Thomas hearings …
On Friday, June 30, the Supreme Court issued a decision to millions of borrowers across the country when they ruled that the Biden Administration did not have the authority to execute their student loan forgiveness plan. As it currently stands, there are approximately 45 million borrowers owing roughly $1.6 trillion collectively and the repayment …
Happy Friday! Welcome to our Media Round Up. Each week, we’re collecting and sharing gender + politics stories. Here’s what caught our eye this week: Democrats eyeing suburban women to launch new gun control effort Alexander Bolton, The Hill One year ago, lawmakers passed gun control measures in response to a number of mass …