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Women’s History Month: First up, the Senate

The last two election cycles have been historic for women, with a record number running for and winning seats in Congress.  But in that time, women’s representation in Congress has only gone from 24 percent to 27 percent. That ranks...
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Six high-profile mayoral races featuring Black women

Mayors have a critical role in public policy, as elected officials standing on the front lines of crises—mitigating climate change, furthering racial justice, and of course, managing the coronavirus pandemic. They're also an important part of the political pipeline: Mayors...
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Important special election coming up March 20

On Election Day 2020 (or rather, Election Week 2020), Black women set a new record for representation in the House of Representatives by winning 24 seats, up from the previous record of 22.  Now, upcoming special elections can help us...
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Only one Black woman running for Senate? That’s not OK.

We know it seems early, but right now is prime recruitment season for 2022’s Senate races. There are already many potential candidates being floated for the most competitive Republican-held seats, in Pennsylvania, Ohio, North Carolina and Florida.  But we’re noticing...
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It’s the end of an era. Here’s what’s next:

Welcome to the post-Trump era. Let’s get to work! WomenCount has spent nearly six years working to advance women’s political participation through crowdfunding, work that culminated last week in the swearing in of the first female Vice President of the...
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It’s Over!

Today, we can finally exhale the collective breath we’ve been holding in for 1,461 days. Because today we didn’t just inaugurate a new President—we inaugurated the post-Trump era, starting with the historic swearing in of the first female Vice President...