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: More women than men have college degrees. That’s good news for Democrats. Dante Chinni, NBC News For years now, analysts have found data that shows more women are attending …

  Happy Women’s Equality Day! Here are four ways you can celebrate today: Learn about the history of Suffrage: On August 26, 1920 – 99 years ago today – the 19th Amendment was adopted into the United States Constitution. On paper, the 19th Amendment gave all American women the right to vote but the reality …

  Governor Haley stood out during the first Republican primary debate, and not just because she was the only woman on the debate stage. Here are some things we noticed in line with our Foundation’s research: She emphasized her economic credentials. Early on, she criticized the Trump administration for the COVID stimulus, and used specific …

  It feels like summer is winding down. The sun is setting earlier at night. In many areas, students are returning to school. And the first primary debate of 2023 is this week. Former Governor and Ambassador Nikki Haley will be the only woman on the debate stage. As we look toward the first debate, …

  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 should all be represented’: Rhode Island could send the first Afro-Latina to Congress Mel Leonor Barclay, The 19th* Next month, Rhode Island could lay the path to send …

  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: Ohio voters reject measure aimed at blocking abortion rights amendment Grace Panetta, The 19th* Last night, Ohio voters rejected an attempt that would make it harder to pass citizen-led …

  August is Black Business Month, which is a month recognizing the contributions of Black entrepreneurs to the American economy. But did you know that starting and running your own business has not only a lot of overlap with being a Black woman running for office, but can be beneficial to Black women candidates? According …

  June 2023 marked the first Immigrant Heritage Month, celebrating the contributions of immigrants to America. In honor of Immigrant Heritage Month, below are quotes we love from women politicians who are immigrants or second generation.   Tammy Duckworth (D-IL): 1st Thai American woman elected to Congress “Healing is always possible and that the lowest …

  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: Sheila Oliver, New Jersey’s Trailblazing Lieutenant Governor, Has Died Tracey Tully, New York Times Sheila Y. Oliver, the first Black woman to hold statewide elected office in New Jersey …