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Republican Women are Breaking Barriers this Year. Here's the Context.
With about two-thirds of congressional primaries wrapped up, Republican women have already broken records for candidacies and nominations to the U.S. House. Some journalists and pundits are asking whether 2020 might be for Republican women what 2018 was for Democratic women. In...Read more
Amy Kennedy Secures Democratic Nomination in Hotly Contested U.S. House Race
Congressional primaries were held on Tuesday in New Jersey. Some contests remain too close to call, so this post will be updated as results are determined. Full context about women in the 2020 elections, including candidate lists, summaries, results from previous primaries, and...Read more
The Masculinity Trap in Electoral Politics
In another record year for women candidates , U.S. politics is still dominated by men and masculinity. Political candidates and practitioners have the power to change that, but too often they engage in tactics that reinforce instead of disrupt expectations that being fit for...Read more
June 30th Primaries Set Up All-Woman Contests in Colorado and Oklahoma in November
Congressional and statewide primaries were held on Tuesday in three states: Colorado, Oklahoma, and Utah. Some contests in Utah remain too close to call, so this post will be updated as results are determined. Full context about women in the 2020 elections, including candidate...Read more
Early Results for Women from June 23rd Primary Elections
Congressional and statewide primaries were held on Tuesday in three states: Kentucky, New York, and Virginia. Runoff congressional elections were also held in North Carolina and Mississippi. Due to the reliance on mail-in voting, many races remain too close to call, so this post...Read more
More Republican women are running for office than ever, but how are they running?
A record number of Republican women are running for the U.S. House this year. More than 200 Republican women candidates have already filed, compared to the previous high of 133. And with many primary contests left to be decided, 48 women are Republican nominees for the U.S...Read more
Make America Caring Again: What the Majority of Women Voters Want During the COVID Crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a dramatic impact on the health and safety of Americans as well as on the United States’ economy. Questions and concerns have arisen about the severe precipitating effects of this national crisis because of a lack of access to health insurance among...Read more
Women Candidates Have Successes in June 9th Primaries, but Many Face Difficult General Election Prospects
Congressional and statewide primaries were held on Tuesday in five states: Georgia, Nevada, North Dakota, South Carolina, West Virginia. Full context about women in the 2020 elections, including candidate lists, summaries, results from previous primaries, and historical...Read more
Women Will Dominate General Election Ballots in Iowa and New Mexico This Fall
Congressional and statewide primaries were held on Tuesday in seven states: Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Montana, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, and South Dakota. Results were also reported from Idaho’s May 19 th primary election. Due to the reliance on mail-in voting, some races remain...Read more
In Solidarity
The Center for American Women and Politics was founded to examine and disrupt the gender bias built into America’s political institutions. But these institutions – formal and informal – were also constructed to privilege whiteness. To uphold that privilege, entire communities...Read more