| February Sat, 2018
“The Chisholm Effect: Black Women in American Politics 2018” Shows the Continued Gains of Black Women and Momentum Going Into the Midterms and 2020
Today Higher Heights Leadership Fund and CAWP released, “The Chisholm Effect: Black Women in American Politics 2018.” The report was released during the 2018 Power Rising Conference in Atlanta, a conference of Black women from across country that have assembled, to develop strategic, actionable ways to build and maximize their economic and political power.
| February Wed, 2018
Murphy Names Women to a Majority of Cabinet Posts Sets New NJ Record for Women’s Appointments
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy’s cabinet will set a new record for women appointed to top posts in the Garden State. With one position remaining to be filled, Murphy has tapped 11 women for his 21- member cabinet...
| January Tue, 2018
Data Point: 2018, A Year of the Woman Like 1992?
1992 has long been labeled the “Year of the Woman,” a nod to the record numbers of women who ran and won that year, particularly at the congressional level. What factors contributed to the unusual nature of 1992? Are those factors in evidence today?
| January Wed, 2018
Data Point: With New Addition, Record Number of Women in Senate
The arrival of Minnesota’s new U.S. Senator, Tina Smith (D), brings the total number of women in the Senate to 22, a new record. There are now 17 Democrats and 5 Republicans among the Senate women. The previous high for women in the U.S. Senate was 21, reached in January 2017.