| May Fri, 2019
In Nevada’s legislature, women outnumber the men – a first in the nation
“‘Historically, state legislatures have been "stubborn, slow-to-change institutions, which were heavily male-dominated,’ said Kelly Dittmar, a scholar at the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University.”
| May Fri, 2019
Celebrating the Class of 2019
Eagleton Fellow Shilpa Viswanath and Eagleton Undergraduate Associate Nicholas Pellitta were featured in the "Rutgers Today" student excellence series, "Celebrating the Class of 2019."
| May Fri, 2019
It’s an honor but does New Jersey really need a state microbe?
"Some designations are tied to advocacy or awareness...But most often, Weingart said, getting a favorite flower or turtle named the state flower or turtle is basically just a good-natured civics lesson for youngsters."
| May Fri, 2019
One More Thing: Gender disparity in states passing restrictive abortion laws
“Data from the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University shows that states passing the most-restrictive abortion laws– like Alabama, Mississippi, and Kentucky– have the lowest rates of women being represented in the state legislatures.”