CAWP Grants Research Briefs

Using interviews with Black women state legislators in Maryland and Louisiana, we examine how identity-based caucuses that champion a single vantage point – either race or gender – (Black caucuses, women’s caucuses) affect the legislative behavior of Black women. In addition, we consider how these

In this project, we investigated how ingrained these gender-party associations are in voters' minds to better understand the myriad ways gender influences U.S. elections. We analyzed responses to open-ended survey questions from the American National Election Studies (ANES), focusing on whether

In our research we look at the experience of family caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic to understand if their caregiving role motivated or muted their desire to run for office. In exploring the relationship between caregiving and political ambition, we examine patterns that emerge by gender

Do women and people of color in politics indeed face hostile attacks from social media users more often than others? In an analysis of Twitter replies to major-party general election candidates for the U.S. House in 2020, I find that white women candidates on average receive replies that are less

This study focuses on how voters perceive Black women (and their race-gender counterparts) as judges and prosecutors for elected office. 

This study examines what motivates advocacy groups to engage in intersectional advocacy. Intersectional advocacy occurs when organizations or individuals advocate for linkages between policies and issues that reflect the experiences of intersectionally marginalized groups positioned between more

Building on a growing body of scholarship on political violence and, especially, political violence perpetrated by the public against women in politics in the U.S. and around the world, we conducted a study of U.S. mayors in 2021 in cities of 10,000 in population and above. The results may be

Martina Santia and Sylvia Gonzalez examine how women of color use emotions in their campaign messages and how voters react to these messages through two empirical investigations.

This research tests the applicability of the intersectionality framework to understand whether Black women’s dual race-gender identity puts them at a heightened disadvantage among the American public, relative to their counterparts of other race-gender groups. It asks: are Black women political

This study reveals area of advantage for Asian American women candidates in comparison to white women candidates on various measures of candidate evaluation, something that may stand in contrast to expectations and demonstrates the importance of research that looks at the multiple identities that