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So far, only Trump, Fiorina and Graham have commented on the gender pay gap during the campaign, but they all have track records on this issue. Here’s a quick run-down of what we could find.
Women played a significant role in determining the balance of power in Congress this election season, said Debbie Walsh, director of the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University in New Jersey, on Nov. 9. There was a gender gap in voting in all but one of the U.S. Senate races, the exception being Maine.
Many pro-choice women won their Senate races Tuesday and pro-choice PACs say women punished anti-choice rhetoric. A leading gender-gap analyst says exit polling data suggests it’s still about the role of government.
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Women made up 54 percent of the electorate, pushed the female composition of the U.S. Senate to new high-water mark and widened the pro-Democratic gender gap to 18 points.
Malawi President Joyce Banda (left) and Liberia President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf at a women’s rights event.
Rep. Paul Ryan’s record on budgeting priorities, abortion, health reform and pay equity has women’s advocates fuming over Mitt Romney’s choice of Republican running mate. Roundup of news, blogs and press statements.