| February Thu, 2024
Nikki Haley’s unexpected rise from ‘scrappy’ underdog to Trump’s closest rival
“Top predictors of votes for Donald Trump are hostile sexism and racial resentment,” said Kelly Dittmar, director of research and a scholar at the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University.
| February Thu, 2024
Trailblazing Politician Releases New Book on Transformative Power of Women
According to the Center for American Women and Politics, in 2023 there are only 25 women represented in the U.S Senate, out of a total of 100 Senators. In the House of Representatives, there are 125 women, out of a total of 435 seats. Clearly we are nowhere near parity, which makes you wonder how different our national policies would be if we had more women in political leadership, not just at a federal level, but also state and local levels.
| February Thu, 2024
U. report finds women donate less to political campaigns, women candidates receive less than men
A recent report by the Rutgers Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP) found that men disproportionately donate more money to state political campaigns than women.
| February Thu, 2024
One thing was missing from the speaker madness: a woman
There are only three female U.S. House Committee Chairs, according to the Center for American Women and Politics.