April Thu, 2021
Women in Municipal Office
For the first time, the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP), a unit of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University, has collected nationwide data on women’s representation at the municipal level.
March Fri, 2021
A Contagion of Institutional Distrust: Viral Disinformation of the COVID Vaccine and the Road to Reconciliation
New report analyzes new and dangerous trends of disinformation in wake of U.S. Capitol attack
March Tue, 2021
Measuring Success: Women in 2020 Legislative Elections
In "Measuring Success: Women in 2020 Legislative Elections," CAWP breaks down 2020 congressional and state legislative data by gender, race, and party; puts this data into historical context, with specific comparisons to the 2018 election; analyzes women candidates’ paths to office and strategies for success; and looks ahead to what 2020 election outcomes mean for the future of women in American politics.
March Mon, 2021
Invisible Forces: Gender, Race, and Congressional Staff
Politics, Groups, and Identities published a new article about the intersectional identities of congressional staffers, written by Dr. Kelly Dittmar, the director of research for CAWP. "This project adopts theories of gendered and racialized professionalism to make visible and evaluate gender, race, and congressional staff as key and intersecting forces in the function and outcomes of legislative institutions."