From Trump’s emphasis on masculinity and Clinton’s efforts to become the first woman president in 2016 to the record number of women running for office...
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Archive for category: Women Candidates
Finding the Funny in 2018: Women Candidates and Campaign Ads
Amanda HunterOctober 24, 2018October 24, 2018
With the current emphasis on curating an overall digital presence, as well as ads for traditional television spots, candidates in 2018 have more opportunities than...
Women Candidates Rewrite the Political Playbook
Christine JahnkeOctober 23, 2018October 23, 2018
The impact of record numbers of women candidates has already been felt this election cycle. The #MeToo movement and anger about the outcome of the...
Native American Women Running for Office Experience Boost This Year
Christina E. Bejarano and Sierra WattOctober 9, 2018October 9, 2018
As Gender Watch contributors have noted, the upcoming elections are seeing large numbers of women of color running for office and, notably, this includes large...
One Month Out: Numbers to Watch for Women in Election 2018
Kelly DittmarOctober 6, 2018November 2, 2018
With one month left until Election Day 2018, Gender Watch 2018 experts offer key data points that illuminate – or will illuminate on November 6th...
Is Ohio a Bellwether for Women in Election 2018?
Barbara PalmerOctober 5, 2018October 5, 2018
Ohio is considered a bellwether state: if you want to know what is going on in national politics, just look to Ohio. This also appears...
The hardest part of being a woman in Congress? Getting there.
Kelly DittmarSeptember 21, 2018September 21, 2018
For nearly two years, the news of women’s political candidacies has dominated election coverage. From the record number of women running and winning nominations across...
Primary Season Ends with Statewide Executive Success for Women in 2018
Kelly DittmarSeptember 14, 2018September 14, 2018
The final three primaries before Election Day 2018 were held this week in in New Hampshire (9/11), Rhode Island (9/12), and New York (9/13). Full...
New Research Shows Women Candidates’ Motivation to Run Differs by Race and Ethnicity
Kelly DittmarSeptember 10, 2018September 10, 2018
In their recently published article, “Always Running: Candidate Emergence among Women of Color Over Time,” Drs. Andrea Silva and Carrie Skulley investigate how challenges to...
Three for Three: 100% of Delaware’s Democratic Candidates for Statewide Executive Office are Women
Kelly DittmarSeptember 7, 2018September 7, 2018
Primaries were held on Thursday in Delaware. Full results, including candidate lists, summaries, and historical comparisons, are available via the Center for American Women and...