| December Wed, 2018
Nevada State Legislature Becomes First Majority-Women State Legislature in U.S. History
Following a handful of vacancy appointments, the Nevada legislature in 2019 will become the first in the nation with women serving in a majority of seats.
| December Tue, 2018
Record Number of Women of Color to Serve in Statewide Elected Executive Offices; Numbers Still Low
Next year, a record number of women of color will serve in statewide elected executive offices, according to data from the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP), a division of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University.
| November Thu, 2018
Women Voters Propel Democratic Takeover of U.S. House of Representatives; Large Gender Gaps Apparent in Most 2018 Senate and Gubernatorial Races
Election Day polls suggest that the preferences of women voters fueled the Democratic takeover of the U.S. House in the 2018 midterm elections.
| September Mon, 2018
Women Make Strides in State-Level Primaries in 2018
Following the state-level primary in New York State, the majority of primaries have now come to a close, and women have made advances in statewide executive races and as state legislative candidates across the country.