Listen to Black women, they say. Support Black women, they tweet. The praise of Black women in recent years is evident in words, but public statements and hashtags must translate into action. And that action should include efforts to elect Black women. Seven years ago, our organizations joined forces to spotlight the status of Black women in American...

Last Update: December 3, 2021 11:17am ET The Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP), a unit of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University, releases results for women in this year’s election contests. Large City Mayoral Races Atlanta, GA: Felicia Moore (D) advanced out of the initial round of voting in the city’s mayoral election. She...

The Center for American Women and Politcs, a unit of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University, has compiled a list of potential notable firsts for women candidates that could result from 2020 election contests at the congressional and statewide elected executive levels. This list may update between now and Election Day. AK Alyse Galvin (D, AK...

Congressional primaries were held on Tuesday in Massachusetts. Full context about women in the 2020 elections, including candidate lists, summaries, results from previous primaries, and historical comparisons, are available via the Center for American Women and Politics’ Election Watch page. Among the most notable results for women: All 3 (3D) incumbent...

“There are a number of women who are qualified to be president tomorrow.” These words from former Vice President Joe Biden made headlines back in March when he solemnly pledged to pick a woman as his running mate during the Democratic primary debates. The promise elicited mixed feelings from viewers – some were pleased, others felt slighted – but it once...

The Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP) has tracked women’s political candidacies for three decades. Since 2004, CAWP has collected women candidates’ racial identification, relying primarily on candidate self-identification. This year, we are reporting this data pre-election and in greater depth than we have before, providing summary information on...

This summer, statues and memorials of former presidents and public leaders have toppled or been removed in a reckoning with the nation’s profound legacy of racism. As the country grapples with that legacy, the time is ripe for an examination of whom we choose to memorialize. In particular, we must look for those who have made important contributions to our...

With Joe Biden as the presumptive Democratic nominee, there has been speculation about who he will choose to be his running mate. Biden has pledged that his vice-presidential pick will be a woman stating , “There are a number of women who qualified to be president tomorrow. I would pick a woman to be my vice president.” After making this commitment in mid...

These days, hand-shaking, baby kissing, and door-knocking are scary and flout social distancing rules. The traditional ways candidates literally reach out and touch voters have been put on hold due to the coronavirus. No more direct contact means it’s necessary to master the art of being a virtual candidate. Making the shift to online campaigning isn’t as...