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Will Misogyny Disqualify Men from Political Power in 2018?
With the 2018 election now in full swing, the Ms. Blog is excited to bring you content presented in conjunction with Gender Watch 2018, a project of the Barbara Lee Family Foundation and the Center for...
View ArticleA Different Measure of Success: We All Win When Women Run
Win or lose, the women running for office this year have the power to disrupt norms of both gender and candidacy—and that's a victory for all of us.
View ArticleHow Will Male Candidates Shape the Gender Politics of the 2018 Elections?
Male candidates’ strategic and tactical decisions in this year’s election—just like women’s—will either replicate or disrupt prevailing norms of gender in society and on the campaign trail. What...
View ArticleRunning as Women or Men? How Candidates are Expanding and Enforcing Gender Norms
The diversity of approaches by women and men in this year's elections all inevitably expand or enforce notions of masculinity and femininity—and what are deemed appropriate credentials for officeholding.
View ArticleGender Watch Hot Takes: 25 Feminist Experts React to the 2018 Election Results
We asked experts on gender, race and politics to weigh in on the 2018 election results, sharing their reactions to what happened and insights and analyses from research, practice and personal sentiments.
View ArticleWe Still Have a Lot of Scaling Up to Do
In the 116th Congress, women will hold at least 23.4 percent of all seats, up from 20 percent in 2018. That isn't enough.
View ArticleWhat We Learned in 2018—and What it Means for 2020
The 2018 election delivered key points of progress that will shape the terrain that candidates are navigating in 2020 and beyond, and it left those of us committed to more equitable political...
View ArticleKamala Harris’ Liability Was Not Electability
Harris’ electability as a Black woman was not the problem that sank her 2020 race. Instead, doubts of that electability—whether from voters, donors, media or political elites—were an added burden to...
View ArticleComparing the Feminist Electoral Victories of 2018 and 2020
Much of the attention to gender and the 2020 election has been focused on the Democratic presidential primary. But more than 500 offices at the congressional and statewide level (and many more in state...
View ArticleDenominators Matter: Women as a Percentage of Candidates and Nominees
It is important to celebrate the gains in women’s representation in candidate pools and among nominees. But these data reveal that women remain underrepresented at each stage of the electoral process...
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