If the voting public is frustrated with the ineffectiveness of Congress, electing women and giving them the political power they need to get things done is a two-pronged approach to changing the game.
Author: Kelly Dittmar
Kelly Dittmar is an assistant professor of political science at Rutgers University and a scholar at the Center for American Women in Politics.
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Women Didn’t Abandon Clinton–Nor Did She Fail to Win Their Support
There is good reason to pay close attention to women voters, but that means avoiding homogenizing them or evaluating their behavior without historical context.
Gender is on the Ballot
This race may well serve as a referendum on the re-entrenchment of presidential masculinity.
Gender Dynamics in the Third Presidential Debate: Hot Takes from the Experts
What gender dynamics were evident in last night’s presidential debate? Let the experts break it down for you.
Gender Dynamics in the Second Presidential Debate: Hot Takes from the Experts
What gender dynamics were evident in Sunday night’s presidential debate? These experts in gender, race and politics weighed in.
Going Beyond the “Sexism or Not?” Dichotomy in the 2016 Election
Claiming that any campaign dynamics are solely, or simply, about gender is just as short-sighted as saying that campaigns are gender neutral.
If Hillary Doesn’t “Look Presidential,” Blame History
For 227 years, looking presidential has meant being a man. Perhaps that’s what stumping Trump.
What If Women Had Never Won the Vote?
It’s undeniable: The 19th amendment has had a huge impact on American politics—especially in the past four decades. But what if it had never passed?
Seeing Women Slay Matters
Women’s victories, in Rio and in U.S. politics, have elicited at least one shared reaction—that they will inspire future generations of women and girls to compete. But does—and will—it work?
A Gendered Breakdown of the 2016 Democratic Convention Speakers
Of 236 speakers, 119 – or 50.4 percent – were women; 117 – or 49.6 percent – were men. In comparison, women were just 26.1 percent of the 111 speakers at the RNC.