How you see the role of men and women at work and at home has become an integral element of contemporary political conflict. Until recently, most of the attention has been focused on partisan evaluations of problems confronting women. A 2017 Pew Research report found, for example, that by nearly […] Read more »
Women have already made history in the 2020 Democratic primary
… Women’s pivotal role in Democratic politics has never been more evident, with multiple women from the Democratic Party likely to take the plunge into the primary, each with her own unique appeal to voters. None of these women are at the top of the polls right now, though. All […] Read more »
Can Americans Get Along?
FAULT LINES A History of the United States Since 1974 By Kevin M. Kruse and Julian E. Zelizer … Kevin M. Kruse and Julian E. Zelizer’s “Fault Lines” grafts a geologic metaphor onto three divisive threats to our democracy as suggested by Barack Obama in his January 2017 farewell address […] Read more »
Women who ran for Congress avoided women’s issues in their campaign ads
Screenshot of ‘Elaine Luria for Congress: Sea Change.’ YouTube Shawn Parry-Giles, University of Maryland; Aya Hussein Farhat, University of Maryland; Matthew Salzano, University of Maryland, and Skye de Saint Felix, University of Maryland A record number of women were sworn into Congress on Jan. 3. The influx of women candidates […] Read more »
What does it mean to be a ‘real’ American?
Are you American? What do you think about when you answer this question? Do you think in terms of citizenship? Cultural attributes? Certain values? When Grinnell College, where we are both faculty members, polled Americans on what they most associate with being a “real” American, the vast majority of respondents […] Read more »
Military women, female veterans are shifting away from GOP
… Long seen as a bastion of support for Republicans, the face of the U.S. military and its veterans is changing — and perhaps too is their political bent. Veterans by and large did vote for GOP candidates on Nov. 6, affirming Trump’s frequent claim that they stand among his […] Read more »