There were women among the crowd that marched to the Capitol and stormed the building. Shay Horse/NurPhoto via Getty Images Jakana Thomas, Michigan State University The terror inflicted on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 laid bare America’s problem with violent extremism. The FBI and other law enforcement agencies have […] Read more »
Masculinity’s Big Role In Trump’s Presidency
President Trump encouraged his supporters to “fight” before the assault on the Capitol, echoing the kind of macho message that has defined his political career. Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR News Read more »
Misogyny in the Capitol: Among the insurrectionists, a lot of angry men who don’t like women
U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, shown during her weekly press conference Jan. 7, was a particular target of some of the Capitol insurrectionists. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images Mona Lena Krook, Rutgers University Among the various forms of violence on display during the U.S. Capitol insurrection, one has […] Read more »
Exit Polls Point to the Power of White Patriarchy
… A larger percentage of every racial minority voted for Trump this year than in 2016. Among Blacks and Hispanics, this percentage grew among both men and women, although men were more likely to vote for Trump than women. Among Hispanics, the movements by sex were marginal and have held […] Read more »
It’s Not Just Suburban Women. A Lot of Groups Have Turned Against Trump.
By now, you’ve probably heard that Donald J. Trump has a problem with women. Not just suburban women, but American women across age, race or education — a pattern that shows up in every poll. But the gender gap may not be as much about President Trump as many people […] Read more »
Why Does Trump Win With White Men?
The term “gender gap” has a clinical sound to it, like it’s an intrinsic condition of our politics. But it did not always exist, and with each recent election cycle, it has become more extreme. If we look more closely at it, the gender gap probably deserves another name: It’s […] Read more »