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Onward: Four Ways to Promote Women in 2016

"We're heading into an election year where 34 states will elect a senator, 12 states will elect a governor, and we will all vote to elect a president. Those of us devoted to increasing gender parity in politics can't afford...
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Election 2016: List of Potential Women Candidates

The Buzz - Election 2016: List of Potential Women Candidates. A great summary of stats for women candidates in 2016 from CAWP that includes summary stats for women candidates at each level: number of women running by party and seat...
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The Secret History of Women in the Senate

"In the entire history of the United States Senate, a mere 44 women have served. Ever. Those few who have were elected to a club they were never meant to join, and their history in the chamber is marked by...
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Best Way To Save The World? Put Women In Charge

“We live in a world in which women living in poverty face gross inequalities and injustice from birth to death. From poor education to poor nutrition to vulnerable and low pay employment, the sequence of discrimination that a woman may...
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Expectations affect women in politics

"Over the past century, women have occupied some of the highest places of power in the United States, becoming Secretaries of State, Justices of the Supreme Court and CEOs of major corporations. Yet, only 100 years ago, women in the...