After the last presidential election, some girls are taking the charge to run for office. “I don’t want to phone bank,” one girl says, “I’d rather trail blaze.”
The election of Trump is a potential opportunity for new recruits to the movement of men working to redefine manhood and in support of gender equality, says Rob Okun.
If independents and Hispanics help her win, she would be a dramatic change from the incumbent on abortion rights, immigration and wage equity. She would also become Arizona’s first female senator.
I take my right to vote seriously. People went to jail and many more risked their lives and limbs for me to enjoy this right. I need to vote, and not just for the presidential candidates, but every single row on my ballot.
Family leave laws, which have been moving forward locally across the country, drew national attention at both parties’ conventions. But with a federal bill languishing in Washington, the focus is on congressional elections and coalitions working at the grassroots.
Like many women of her generation, Susan Rose never expected to see a woman become president. Now she’s glad she was in Philadelphia, able to cast a vote to hurry history along.
When we enlarge the cast of women, as has happened in Philadelphia, we also expand the canvas upon which we, as women and girls, see each other and ourselves. That gives each one of us the chance to develop depth and detail.
While misgivings over a presidential candidate are a healthy part of an engaged political process, this year’s GOP convention has showcased numerous instances of sexism thinly veiled as political critique.
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