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Post-blizzard, Sen. Murkowski notes that only women turned up to run the Senate
Who run the world? Girls. 💁💁💁
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Learn more about Elect Her, our national program to train young women to run for office.
Who needs ghost stories? There’s nothing scarier than real-life gender inequality.
Research shows that stereotypes and gender bias are largely to blame for keeping women out of leadership positions. Many states have yet to elect a woman governor or woman Senator, and only two women of color have ever served in the U.S. Senate. If we want change, it’s imperative that we train and empower women to run for office.
This Was the Biggest Problem with the GOP Debate
It’s official: Election season has begun.
Last night’s primetime presidential debate of the 2016 election season was the most-watched primary debate in history.
But there was one huge omission: women.
If you’re like us, you LOVED watching Scandal’s recent takedown of sexist media. We were even more thrilled because it perfectly illustrates one of the topics we discuss in our Elect Her—Campus Women Win trainings. Jhazi, a woman who recently participated in an Elect Her training at Howard University, explains:
Why exactly are there so many articles about Hillary Clinton’s pantsuits? Why are women seen as mean or rigid when a man who would have made the same judgment call is just doing his job?
This topic suddenly became super important to me because it had just come up the day before I attended the workshop. Thursday night I missed the newest episode of my favorite TV show Scandal, and I caught up the night before the workshop. What better timing for this discussion about sexism when the episode featured a woman running for President of the United States who faces extreme sexist framing from the media?
Lisa Kudrow’s character gives this amazing, jaw-dropping speech about the sexism she has faced as a woman in politics. (That speech was probably top 5 in Scandal moments, but I digress.) She hits the nail on the head down to that fact that her interview introduction said something to the effect of her running for President being akin to a “Cinderella Story.” (It was subtle sexism but come on!)
Real-life women should take an approach similar to her verbal attack on sexism (whether in politics or the workplace). We need to make a bold statement and call out the misogynist or sexist coverage in the media for female candidates. The workbook for ElectHer included information about an organization called Name It. Change It. that does just that!
This interactive map timeline shows when women won the right to vote and when the first woman was elected in each country.
The sad part is that even by 2011, the map isn’t completely filled in.
(via The Guardian)
UTC students being awesome at Elect Her training
@abbybergren Getting votes and taking names at Elect Her at GWU!
This Saturday, we’re kicking off the spring trainings of Elect Her—Campus Women Win, the only national program that encourages and trains college women to run for office in student government and beyond.
38 college and universities are taking part in our effort to train the next generation of Pelosis and Palins, Clintons and Haleys. Is your local school one of them?