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Kamala Harris' loss is another setback for US women in politics

For the second time in U.S. history, a major party nominated a woman for president and for the second time she lost. Democrat Kamala Harris' election loss to Republican Donald Trump on Tuesday followed Hillary Clinton's loss to him in 2016.

The Washington Post on MSN · 15h

‘I feel betrayed’: For Black women, Harris’s loss creates new wound

Black women vote at some of the highest rates in the nation, but after Harris’s defeat, they wonder whether they will ever see one of themselves leading the nation.

Fast Company · 20h

Harris’s election loss shows American women still face a glass ceiling

Her resounding, swift loss in the presidential race to Republican Donald Trump on November 5 means many things to different people, including the fact that American voters are unable to break the glass ceiling and elect a woman president.

CNN on MSN · 1d

After two presidential losses, women wonder what it will take to shatter the glass ceiling

America did not elect Kamala Harris as its first female president this week, but Janet Edwards was grateful she got to witness a fellow Black woman run for the highest office in the land in her lifetime.

A play about women in politics packs a different punch after Trump win

Chicago playwright Laura Winters intended ‘Coronation’ to be a farce. It’s become, for some, an eerie reflection of our ...

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Voters now view women in politics more positively than men

Kamala Harris's presidential campaign may well benefit from changing stereotypes about women politicians, three college ...

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'Women have to find each other': Election exposes deep political rift among white women

Shannon Watts, founder and organizer of White Women Answer the Call, and Maya Wiley, CEO of the Leadership Conference on ...

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We Are Some Of The Most Powerful Black Women In Politics. Here's Why We Support Kamala Harris.

We are the Colored Girls. Combined, we have over a century of political experience. We’ve worked alongside civil rights ...

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Political ad ignites conservative anger over women possibly hiding their votes from their husbands

A political video reminded women that they can vote for Vice President Kamala Harris without telling their husbands, ...

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Psaki: ‘Power of women’ in politics is the biggest hope out of the election

The last NBC News poll before Election Day shows the race remains as close as ever between Vice President Harris and former ...

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Black Women In Politics: Congresswoman Barbara Lee Helped Break The Mold. Now She’s Ready To Pass The Baton

Veteran politician Rep. Barbara Lee entered public service inspired by a Black woman and may now step down, having fulfilled ...

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Illinois Women's Institute for Leadership Training Academy works to get more women involved in politics

An organization in Illinois has a mission to get more women involved in politics. The Illinois Women's Institute for ...

Boston Herald3h

A record 13 women will be governors next year after New Hampshire elected Kelly Ayotte

The election of Republican Kelly Ayotte as New Hampshire’s governor means 13 women will serve as a state’s chief executive ...

The Washington Post3d

Black women notch historic Senate wins in an election year defined by potential firsts

“Marking these milestones does two things: One, it celebrates the increasing diversity that we are seeing in women’s ...

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Women of color in Kansas politics reflect on presidential race and inclusion

As Election Day nears, women of color in Kansas politics reflect on what it means to have their voices at the table.

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