… While each has so far trailed the leading male candidates—Warren and Senator Kamala Harris poll closest to the top of this group—collectively they have smashed our stubborn assumptions about powerful women and permanently changed our notion of what a presidential election looks like. For the first time, multiple women […] Read more »
The GenderAvenger Screen Time Index for NBC’s Democratic Presidential Debates
By all accounts, Thursday was Kamala Harris’ night. However, Biden (18.5 min) and Sanders (15 min) both had more individual and shared screen time than she did (12.3 min). This data shows how long candidates were on screen, whether they were speaking or not. Viewers may interpret who dominates screen […] Read more »
Global Insights on Key G20 Summit Issues
Leaders from the world’s largest and most influential economies gather this weekend for the G20 Summit in Osaka, Japan, where they will tackle an ambitious agenda: the global economy, trade and investment, the environment and energy, innovation, employment, women’s empowerment, development, and health. Data snapshots from Gallup’s global surveys provide […] Read more »
How people in G20 nations see key issues ahead of this year’s summit
Leaders from the G20 nations will meet in Osaka, Japan, this week at a time when some of the core values of the organization, such as free trade and an environmentally sustainable future, are being challenged. The forum, originally established to ensure global financial stability, will feature discussions around eight […] Read more »
Support for Religiously Based Refusals to Serve a Range of Minority Groups is Small, but Increasing Over the Last Five Years
Just as the U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear a case of a bakery who refused to serve a gay couple due to the owner’s religious beliefs, a new PRRI survey finds that while at least two thirds of Americans oppose allowing small business owners to refuse products or […] Read more »
Electability of Democratic Nominee Outranks Issue Stances
The two dozen Democratic candidates currently vying for the chance to unseat President Donald Trump in 2020 are an ideologically and demographically diverse group, with wide-ranging views on major issues of the day. Yet, given a choice, 58% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents prioritize a candidate’s ability to beat Trump […] Read more »