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Status of Latinas in New Jersey Politics 2024

by Chelsea Hill

This report, produced in collaboration with the Latina Civic Foundation, provides a comprehensive analysis of the disparities, challenges, and opportunities for increased political engagement and representation for Latinas in the state.

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Women, Money, and Politics Watch 2024

by CAWP

This project analyzes campaign contributions by individuals to major party congressional and state women and men candidates. It will be updated periodically during the 2024 election cycle.

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CAWP Women, Money, and Politics Series
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Rethinking Women’s Political Power

by Kelly Dittmar, Ph.D.

This report examines women’s political power within diverse state political ecosystems and illustrates that increasing women’s political power is a multi-site, multiracial, and bipartisan endeavor.

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Candidate Recruitment
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Women Voters and the Gender Gap
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The Donor Gap

by Kira Sanbonmatsu, Ph.D. 

This interactive experience using data visualizations examines the intersection of campaign finance and gender from both the donor and recipient perspective, with state-by-state analysis and partisan breakdowns. Once again, our campaign finance research shows women lagging men both as donors and in the amounts donated.

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CAWP Women, Money, and Politics Series
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From Data to Diversity I: The Demographics of New Jersey's Elected Officials

by Jean Sinzdak and Chelsea Hill

This report provides a demographic overview of elected officials serving in New Jersey in the first phase of a project created by the New Jersey Legislature.

 

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Black Women in American Politics 2023

by Kelly Dittmar, Ph.D.

This report from the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP) and the Higher Heights Leadership Fund outlines the status of Black women in American politics as of June 2023. 

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Women in Election 2022: Marking Midterm Progress

by Kelly Dittmar, Ph.D.

This report analyzes women’s electoral success in 2022, focusing on the numbers, and puts it into historical context—with special attention to how 2022 compared to the historic elections that preceded it.

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CAWP Scholar
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