| April Wed, 2024
White men overrepresented on New Jersey’s boards and commissions, report finds
State, regional, and local boards and commissions make countless policy decisions impacting the daily lives of New Jersey residents, but their members do not reflect the diversity of the people they serve, according to a new report released by Rutgers’ Center for American Women and Politics.
| April Wed, 2024
A secret weapon in the fight for abortion rights? Fed-up republican women.
Kelly Dittmar, director of research at the Rutgers Center for American Women and Politics, said abortion could further fuel discontent that began with Trump’s takeover of the Republican party.
| April Wed, 2024
New Jersey First Lady Announces Run for US Senate Seat in 2024
Debbie Walsh, the director of the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University said the system, which can often surprise political newcomers, could work to elect a woman to the Senate in this case.
| March Sun, 2024
Record number of women win primaries
Only 167 women were able to reach this milestone in 2016, according to the Rutgers University Center for American Women and Politics.