| March Wed, 2019
Women in Idaho have shaped its political history
“A record number of women ran for seats in Congress and in state legislatures in 2018, and a record number of women are now serving in those chambers, according to Rutgers University’s Center for American Women and Politics.”
| March Sat, 2019
How black women could give Kamala Harris a financial boost in 2020
“Data on the political donations of black women is sparse, said Kelly Dittmar, a scholar at the Rutgers University Center for American Women and Politics. ‘But historically, women of all races have been ‘extremely underrepresented’ among all donors above $200,’ she said.”
| March Fri, 2019
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“It seems counterintuitive that legislators are holding back when recent reports show that 60 percent of New Jersey residents support recreational marijuana use, according to a recent Rutgers-Eagleton poll.”
| March Fri, 2019
TV shows like ‘Scandal’ and ‘Madam Secretary’ may spur people to become more politically engaged
“The Center for American Women and Politics, a unit of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers-New Brunswick, highlighted several key milestones that have galvanized women in recent years, which kicked off with Hillary Clinton’s unsuccessful run for the White House in 2016…”