Don’t look now, but this might be an excellent time for women to run for office
Washington Post's Amber Phillips
From Hollywood to the news industry, the nation has recently been confronted with the ugly — even dangerous — perils of being a woman in male-dominated fields. But a women-in-politics group is out with new research that’s a palette cleanser: It’s…
Big donors launch group to elect women
POLITICO article about Winning For Women
Winning For Women was mentioned in a POLITICO article by Eliana Johnson on October 25, 2017. — A broad network of conservative operatives and Republican donors has been working the past year to build a conservative counterweight to EMILY’s List,…
Study Finds Women See Female Lawmakers As More Competent, Having More Integrity
NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben
This year has brought with it a wave of women interested in running for office, particularly among Democrats. And though Republicans have seen less of a wave, Congress has gained one GOP woman already this year: Georgia’s Karen Handel. A…
This explains why there are so few Republican women in Congress
Washington Post's Michele L. Swers and Danielle M. Thomsen
The all-male group of Republican senators working to craft a compromise health-care bill has created a public relations problemfor the GOP. With no women among the 13 lawmakers chosen by the leadership, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has been criticized for a…
What It Will Take For Women to Win
POLITICO's Amanda Ripley
Women are more politically mobilized than ever before — but that’s not enough to get them into office. A POLITICO investigation reveals what’s really stopping women from breaking through. One morning this spring, 80 women of different ages, parties and…
