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Gender and SexualityMarch 9, 2020
It’s Time to Debunk the Idea that Women Aren’t ‘Electable’
While the ‘electability’ myth helped sink women in the Democratic primaries, women are winning big at the state and local level.
Julie Kohler
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Social JusticeOctober 15, 2019
#MeToo Is a Story of Corruption
The Weinstein investigation ignited a movement because it exposed the vulnerability that millions of working women face.
Julie Kohler
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PoliticsAugust 28, 2019
The Republican Party’s White Women Problem
The Republican base that has coalesced around Trump has been increasingly characterized by “hostile sexism”—and women are turning away.
Julie Kohler
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SocietyMay 21, 2019
Conservatives’ Real Fight Is for the Future of the Family
As misogyny and white supremacy are making a frightening comeback, conservatives have been emboldened to relitigate basic assumptions about women’s equality.
Nicole Sussner Rodgers and Julie Kohler
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PoliticsJuly 16, 2018
Can White Women Help Build a Progressive Future?
For decades, majorities of white women have voted with the GOP, but some are hoping to cross boundaries—and change politics.
Julie Kohler
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Campaigns and ElectionsApril 27, 2018
Why 2018 Might Not Be the Year of the Woman
Progressives need to rethink their approach to developing political talent.
Julie Kohler and Felicia Wong
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PoliticsFebruary 1, 2018
The Reasons Why White Women Vote Republican—and What to Do About It
White women do not—and likely will not—constitute the progressive base. But many more of them might vote Democratic in the coming elections.
Julie Kohler