Posted by Rachel Larris on 05/23/2013
Ann Friedman profiles Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema for Elle magazine and dialogues quite a bit about what are "fair" questions to write about women politicians. Read more »
Posted by Rachel Larris on 05/21/2013
Chicago Tribune Cartoonist Scott Stantis apparently doesn't get the distinction between making people mad and making people mad because what you drew was sexist. Read more »
Posted by Rachel Larris on 05/16/2013
NPR Morning Edition tells a story about Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand's gender -- in both intentional and unintentional ways Read more »
Posted by Carly Quaglio on 05/16/2013
Glamour was so close! They ask Greuel about double standards, such as women politicians being called “bossy,” and young women’s advancement in leadership roles. For a woman candidate though, talking about her fashion choices can damage her campaign. Read more »
Posted by Carly Quaglio on 05/16/2013
Sexism can hurt a woman candidate’s campaign, as we’ve established, but addressing it can actually help her campaign. That’s exactly what happened in Jean Stothert’s campaign for Mayor of Omaha, Nebraska. Read more »
Widespread sexism in the media is one of the top problems facing women. A highly toxic media environment persists for women candidates, often negatively affecting their campaigns. The ever-changing media landscape creates an unmonitored echo chamber, often allowing damaging comments to exist without accountability.
We must erase the pervasiveness of sexism against all women candidates — irrespective of political party or level of office — across all media platforms in order to position women to achieve equality in public office. We will not stand by as pundits, radio hosts, bloggers, and journalists damage women's political futures with misogynistic remarks. When you attack one woman, you attack all women.
