Presidential Gender Watch 2016 Archives

Want Something Done? Elect a Woman.

Kelly Dittmar, Kira Sanbonmatsu and Susan J. Carroll

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.

Gender Played a Starring Role in the 2016 Election

Barbara Lee and Debbie Walsh

Just as it would be inaccurate to claim gender as the sole factor in shaping the 2016 election, it would be similarly irresponsible to ignore its role in the presidential race and its interaction with other key dynamics of the campaign.

Are Republican Women (for Hillary) The New “Reagan Democrats?”

Rosalyn L. Cooperman

Ms. spoke to Jennifer Pierotti Lim, founder of Republican Women for Hillary, to discuss whether Republican women like her will return to their party following the 2016 election—and whether they even want to.

Gender is on the Ballot

Kelly Dittmar

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

Kelly Dittmar

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

Kelly Dittmar

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

Kelly Dittmar

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

Kelly Dittmar

For 227 years, looking presidential has meant being a man. Perhaps that’s what stumping Trump.

Seeing Women Slay Matters

Kelly Dittmar

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

Kelly Dittmar

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.

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