We're proud to share a free reader compiling key research, Path to Parity: How Women Run and Win. By exploring women's underrepresentation in US elected office, it can help catalyze students, teachers, leaders, researchers, funders, candidates, and committed citizens to change the face of our politics.
Get the ReaderThrough quantitative and qualitative studies, Political Parity has analyzed avenues and obstacles for women’s advancement into highest-level politics. This free report distills research on women candidates and elected officeholders, illuminating issues and proffering strategies for overcoming barriers to political parity.
Learn MoreThe importance of having women serving in Congress is not fully appreciated or understood. This major research study of the 114th Congress documents women’s contributions to governing and helps us understand how women are navigating party polarization.
Learn MoreAfter Political Parity released its groundbreaking “Twin States” research, we wondered if the same trends were true at the congressional level as well.
Learn MoreAre women in Congress really more likely than their male counterparts to work together and get things done, regardless of party lines?
Learn MoreWe worked with some of the nation’s top political consultants, pollsters, and researchers to understand why Democratic women are elected to Congress at far greater rates than their Republican counterparts.
Learn MoreIntended for political leaders, campaign professionals, journalists, scholars, and the general public, the inventory provides a systematic review of current and past research in the field of women and American politics. The goals are to identify strategies that can be used to elect more women and to determine whether there are important research questions yet to be addressed.
Learn MoreA national debate has sparked over the dearth of women in leadership positions. Are they held back by lack of ambition or disadvantaged by the existing political infrastructure? With more women greatly needed in public office, what can we do?
Learn MoreThe 2012 presidential election proved that Latinas were active members of our democracy, showing up to vote in record numbers.
Learn MoreAn analysis of how political and demographic characteristics differ in states that have elected two women to the US Senate (or one female senator and a female governor) versus states that have not elected any women.
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