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2016 elections

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After 2016 Election, Girls Ready to Break Politics’ Glass Ceiling

By: Amrita Vetticaden | March 30, 2017

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.”

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How Mainstream Comedy Has Helped Normalize Trump’s Misogyny

By: Deni Ellis Béchard | January 2, 2017

These jokes not only give people permission to laugh at Trump’s sexist comments, they can distance us from the horror and trauma of related violence.

2016 elections

White Men Who Voted for Donald Trump Must Let Go of Old Ways

By: Rob Okun | November 16, 2016

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.

Teen Voices

Florida Teens Offer Advice to Next U.S. President

By: Minnah Stein | November 7, 2016

No matter what happens at the polls on Nov. 8, these girls offer leadership advice for POTUS from their own experience.

2016 elections

Pro-Choice Kirkpatrick Threatens to Upset McCain in Arizona

By: Sharon Johnson (WeNews senior correspondent) | August 22, 2016

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.

2016 elections

First Timer: Why I Must Vote As a U.S. Citizen

By: Luna Ranjit | August 18, 2016

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.

2016 elections

Work-Family Advocates Size Up Their Chances in November

By: Hoa Nguyen | August 4, 2016

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.

2016 elections

Loyal Clinton Delegate at DNC: Thank You Hillary

By: Susan Rose | July 29, 2016

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.

2016 elections

Democratic Convention’s Female Force Turns on the Technicolor

By: Corinna Barnard (Editorial Director) | July 28, 2016

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.

2016 elections

Misogyny Runs Rampant at Republican National Convention

By: Carson Brown | July 20, 2016

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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