Gender on the Ballot

🖐️ FYI- Gender on the Ballot will be taking a pause this summer as the Barbara Lee Family Foundation, one of the GOTB founding project partners, is sunsetting this year. But we'll be back in the near future right here!

Happy Birthday to Dolores Huerta, a trailblazing activist, labor organizer, and co-founder of the United Farm Workers union. She is known for coining the  slogan "Si Se Puede!" (“Yes, You Can!”) Here are our favorite quotes to celebrate Ms. Huerta: genderontheballot.org/dolores-huerta/

Today is the birthday of Frances Bolton, Ohio’s first Congresswoman! Born in 1885, she advocated education, healthcare, and civil rights. She is known for calling for the desegregation of military nursing units in WWI and working for racial equality and equal pay.

Women's History Month is celebrated every year, but did you ever wonder how it came to be? What started as a lobby for Congress to recognize Women's History Week ended with Congress officially proclaiming March as National Women's History Month in 1987. genderontheballot.org/how-did-womens…

Happy Birthday to Speaker Emerita @TeamPelosi! As the first woman Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi has demonstrated true confidence. Here are a few lessons from Speaker Emerita Pelosi about knowing your worth! genderontheballot.org/a-lesson-from-…

Oh, we definitely know what we're watching this weekend! Shirley, starring Regina King on Netflix—is about the fabulous and fearless Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to Congress and to run for President on a major party ticket. #ShirleyNetflix #UnboughtandUnbossed

For your Friday, I bring you JOY for this Women's History Month💜 I wanted to look at the impact of the women quarters project and got to chat with the educators at Sally K. Ride elementary and those behind turning this idea into reality. Read more: 19thnews.org/2024/03/americ…

"The impact of paychecks is not just highly salient to women for economic reasons. It is a gateway issue for women’s rights and family well-being." Read more in our latest by @DalbergTweet's Shruthi Jayaram genderontheballot.org/paychecks-as-a…

As we celebrate Women's History Month and the contributions of women in politics, let's look back at a few of the first women governors in our nation’s history. genderontheballot.org/women-governor…

On what would have been the late Notorious RBG’s 89th birthday, here are some of our favorite inspiring RBG quotes: genderontheballot.org/5-ruth-bader-g…

Nikki Haley ends her herstoric Presidential Campaign. Despite her loss, Nikki Haley made #herstory—she has gone further than any Republican woman. She is the first woman of color to be a major candidate for the GOP presidential nomination, making strides for women in politics.

Though Nikki Haley has officially ended her Presidential Campaign, she has made significant strides for GOP women running for executive office. Let's take a look back at what we have noted from her campaign that aligns with @BLFF_org's research: genderontheballot.org/what-weve-seen…

Last year, @Blff_org announced they will be sunsetting in December 2024. As we continue to navigate this transition, our GOTB blog blog will take a pause. Stay tuned with us on social for news about our site in the near future.  genderontheballot.org/gender-on-the-…

Nikki Haley is the first woman to win a GOP Presidential Primary. "Regardless of what happens to Nikki Haley's campaign, it'll be studied by women candidates on both sides of the aisle." — Exec. Director @Ahuntah via @NECN x @LMelendezNews

#DYK: Out of the 24 "prominent women" to run for president, only five were Republican women (according to @CAWP_RU), including Nikki Haley, who is the first Republican woman to win a Presidential Primary. genderontheballot.org/republican-wom…

In 2024, more women of color have stepped up to run for office on multiple levels. Though this is great news for increasing representation, women of color still face inevitable double standards. Read more in our latest by @atima_omara genderontheballot.org/navigating-dou…

Happy Women’s History Month! We celebrate women’s history every month, but have you ever wondered how it came to be? genderontheballot.org/how-did-womens…

Amid a Presidential Election that "is shaping up to be a showstopper, it is important not to forget down-ballot races." Learn about the impact of state legislatures in our latest by @TheFirstAsk, dedicated to electing progressive women to state chambers ⬇️ genderontheballot.org/state-legislat…

The 19th Amendment resulted from 70+ years of advocacy. Over a century after the Amendment was upheld and then ratified, we recently saw a record number of women voters and women running for public office.

2/27/1922: The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously dismissed a challenge to the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which guarantees women the right to vote.