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Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healy will be speaking at CAWP on Thursday, April 19th on the topic of
"The Role of State Attorneys General in the Current Political Climate." Healey
is one of only seven women currently serving as attorney general, the first openly gay AG and the only woman AG who was a professional basketball player!
This event has reached capacity, but you can watch the livestream on Facebook
here.
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After filing deadlines in 30 states, a record number of women are running for the U.S. House. As of April 6th, 309 women - 231 Democrats and 78 Republicans - have filed, surpassing the 2012 high of 298. "Offsetting the record number of women running is the highest number of women incumbents not returning," said Debbie Walsh, CAWP's Director. This year, 13 (7D, 6R) or 15.7% of the 83 women serving in the U.S. House are either retiring or running for other office.
"The bottom line is that women remain underrepresented among all U.S. House candidates in 2018," says CAWP Scholar Kelly Dittmar, who offers partisan and historical context, as well as comparisons to men running this year, in her latest blog post
Putting the Record Numbers of Women's Candidacies into Context.
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Women get Ready to Run® in Southern California
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Mount Saint Mary's Center for the Advancement of Women is hosting its annual training on April 28th in Los Angeles featuring an all-star lineup of political women and campaign operatives.
Learn more HERE
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Rutgers Alum Pooja Prabhakaran Joins CAWP Staff
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We're delighted to have a talented new member of our team. Pooja Prabhakaran is the new program coordinator for Ready to Run®, NEW Leadership™ and other CAWP education and training programs. Prior to CAWP, Pooja worked on two political campaigns for women candidates. Working with women candidates helped Pooja understand the obstacles women face while running for office and led her to become a passionate supporter of CAWP's mission. Pooja received her master's degree in public administration from Rutgers-Newark and her bachelor's degree in political science from Rutgers-New Brunswick.
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Congratulations to U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth on the birth of her daughter Maile. Duckworth is the first sitting U.S. Senator to give birth while serving in office. Watch her poignant personal story
here
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In a sign of changing times, many women candidates this year are forcefully highlighting motherhood as an asset during their political campaigns rather than a strike against them, Susan Chira writes in "Mom is Running for Office" for The New York Times.
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Your generous tax deductible gifts help CAWP foster women's political equality in America. Donate $50 or $100 today!
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Women Candidates for Congress, Governor and Big City Mayor
In a
CNN
op-ed, CAWP Scholar Kelly Dittmar reminds us that when it comes to "gender and racial diversity, Congress remains a work in progress."
The AP and
The New York Times
share CAWP data on the record number of women in gubernatorial races: "The candidates include three incumbents, 15 challengers and 22 running for open seats in eight states."
Women in the U.S. Senate - Making their Mark
Decoding the Electorate
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