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Appointing Women to the Cabinet: Obama, Clinton Set Standards

November 14, 2016

No, women didn’t abandon Clinton, nor did she fail to win their support.

November 11, 2016
Kelly Dittmar
presidential gender watch 2016

Historic Gender Gap Isn’t Enough to Propel Clinton to Victory in 2016 Presidential Race

November 10, 2016

Gender is on the Ballot

November 4, 2016
Kelly Dittmar
presidential gender watch 2016

Are Republican Women (for Hillary) this election cycle’s Reagan Democrats?

November 4, 2016
Rosalyn Cooperman
presidential gender watch 2016

Campaign Promises, the Cabinet, and Representing America

October 24, 2016
MaryAnne Borrelli
presidential gender watch 2016

Comparing Apples to Oranges? Paying Attention to Measurement in Reporting the Gender Gap in Election 2016

October 23, 2016
Meredith Conroy
presidential gender watch 2016

Gender Dynamics in the Final Presidential Debate: Hot Takes from the Experts

October 20, 2016
Kelly Dittmar
presidential gender watch 2016

The Politics of “She”

October 12, 2016
Kelly Dittmar
presidential gender watch 2016

The Method to Trump’s Madness?

October 10, 2016
Andra Gillespie
presidential gender watch 2016

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