Donald Trump’s lies about the 2020 election inspired threats and harassment against election officials—most of whom are women. As we head into the midterms, here’s how we can support these essential workers.
Author: Katie Usalis
Katie Usalis is the outreach coordinator at RepresentWomen, a research and advocacy hub dedicated to strengthening our democracy by advancing reforms that break down barriers, ensuring more women can run, win, serve and lead.
What Moms in Politics Really Want This Mother’s Day: Campaign-Funded Childcare
There are several obstacles moms face when entering politics—a big one being the lack of universal, affordable childcare.
For moms entering a political career at any level, allowing campaign funds to be used for childcare expenses is a critical first step to leveling the playing field for women candidates to run and win. Campaign-funded childcare means that both men and women candidates would no longer need to factor in childcare costs when deciding to run, which would blow open the doors for more and diverse women candidates to get their names on the ballot.
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Confirmation Will Bring About Dramatic Shifts in Power
Although it has taken far too long, today we celebrate that Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is our nation’s first ever Black woman Supreme Court Justice. I know, especially with system upgrades like the use of ranked-choice voting, that she won’t be our last.
The Impact of Angela Merkel—What 16 Years of Women’s Leadership Can Get You
How did Germany manage to elect Angela Merkel, a woman leader who achieved unity, stability and economic growth through some of the most turbulent years in history? Through political structures with inherently less barriers for women—namely, a mixed-member proportional representation electoral system and gender quotas. By and large, U.S. politics uses neither of these. But change is possible.