When our leaders believe that there is no longer a gender representation problem because we’ve elected “more women than ever before” or “we have a woman vice president,” they fail to contemplate the nuanced failures that lack representation of Black women in the U.S. Senate and AAPI women in the core 15 executive agencies represent.
Author: Glynda Carr
Kamala 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 her campaign.
Born for a Time Such as This: What Stacey Abrams’ Win Means for Black Women in Politics Across the Country
Stacey Abrams’ primary win makes clear the possibilities that exist when Black women candidates are afforded support based on their track records, qualifications and policies, instead of their skin color.