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Like all of you, we are distressed at the downfall of the government in Afghanistan. Our hearts are with all the country’s citizens, particularly with the women and girls who suffered tremendous losses of rights and freedoms under previous Taliban rule. We implore world leaders to keep women and girls’ social, economic, and political rights top of mind. |
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Revisit the 2020 Election with CAWP's Digital Timeline |
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Last week, CAWP released a brand-new resource on the 2020 presidential election for educators, students, scholars, journalists, and anyone reflecting on 2020 and preparing to watch the 2024 presidential election unfold. Tracking Gender in the 2020 Presidential Election is a digital timeline and companion essay that applies a gender and intersectional lens to key events during the 2020 campaign. With embedded videos, graphics, and social media content, it provides clear examples of how presidential politics remain influenced by gender and race, specifically in: the ways in which candidates – women and men – navigate campaigns; the ways candidates are perceived, evaluated, and treated by voters, media, and opponents; and the ways in which voters make electoral decisions. The timeline is easy to explore with sortable tags and includes brief analyses and context in individual posts, while the companion essay provides additional context and examines key themes explored and illustrated in the timeline itself. View the full timeline here. |
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Debbie Walsh Op-ed in USA Today
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Last weekend, USA Today published an op-ed from CAWP Director Debbie Walsh about the resignation of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and the upcoming ascension of Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul as the state’s first woman governor. In Glass Cliff or Rare Opportunity? Kathy Hochul's Challenge as New York's First Female Governor, Walsh discusses the potential opportunities and pitfalls of Hochul assuming the governorship, along with the still-lingering challenges for women seeking executive roles like gubernatorial offices and the presidency. On the different skill sets of Hochul and her disgraced predecessor, Walsh writes, “When women prove themselves in executive office, they’re not just proving to us that they can lead – they’re showing proof for different models of leadership. They’re showing us the future of leadership.” Read the full piece at USA Today. |
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CAWP’s Kira Sanbonmatsu and Claire Gothreau in Conversation
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CAWP Senior Scholar Kira Sanbonmatsu and Research Associate Claire Gothreau described their recent research on fundraising in statewide executive races in The Conversation. In discussing the recent report, Money Matters in the Fifty States, Sanbonmatsu and Gothreau zero in on a specific area of political participation where women continue to lag men — as campaign donors.
Candidates ignore female voters at their peril: Women have outvoted men since 1980. Census data shows that nearly 10 million more women than men cast ballots in the 2020 elections.
But when it comes to another form of political participation – giving money to candidates – it’s men who take the lead. We found that men gave more money than women to candidates in statewide elections for executive offices such as attorney general and secretary of state, between 2001 and 2020.
We found that men contribute more financially overall in statewide races, creating a large gender gap in political voice.
Read the full piece here and the report that they draw from here. |
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Women's Collective Summit: The Power of She |
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Last week, CAWP Associate Director Jean Sinzdak joined the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies for their Women's Collective Summit, where she participated in a break-out session on encouraging women to run for office. The Women's Collective aims to build a community that inspires and supports AAPI women to become politically engaged by leading the national conversation on AAPI women representation in politics, uplifting AAPI women in politics, creating resources and tools for AAPI women to increase representation in public service, and to connect leaders and stakeholders. The summit's honorary co-chairs are the API women of Congress: Senator Tammy Duckworth, Representatives Judy Chu, Pramila Jayapal, Young Kim, Stephanie Murphy, Marilyn Strickland, and Delegate Amata Radewagen. Find out more, including about the upcoming September session, here.
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Self-Objectification and Political Engagement |
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Claire Gothreau also published her first solo-authored paper (congrats, Claire!) in The Journal of Women, Politics & Policy. In her piece, “Sex Objects: How Self-Objectification Undermines Political Efficacy and Engagement,” Gothreau takes a novel approach to exploring discrepancies in men and women’s political engagement, posing the question: “does self-objectification, the internalization of observers’ perspectives of our physical bodies, undermine political engagement and in part, drive the gender gap in engagement?” She argues that self-objectification works to lower political participation and suggests that her findings highlight the relevance of objectification in the study of political engagement. |
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