Women & Politics Institute

WPI in the Media

-2012-

US Campaigners' Wives Play "Humanizing" Role
Financial Times, February 3, 2012

Wide-Ranging, Bipartisan Campaign Aims to Get More Women Into Politics
LoHud.com, January 21, 2012

Fresh Upheaval Enlivens Republican Presidential Campaign
Voice of America, January 20, 2012

'Open Marriage' Dirt May Close Door on Newt Gingrich
Boston Herald, January 20, 2012

Raasch: Why Don't More Women Run for Office?
The Town Talk, January 19, 2012

Why Women Still Won't Run for Office
Elect Women Magazine, January 19, 2012

Campaign Shines Spotlight on Political Families
AFP, January 16, 2012

Women's Under-Representation in Politics
C-SPAN, January 14, 2012

Seven Factors Reveal Why Women Don't Run for Office
Outlook Series, January 14, 2012

Jon Huntsman - High School Dropout, Ambassador, US Presidential Candidate
Voice of America, January 13, 2012

Who Runs the World?
Main Street Journal, January 13, 2012

Seven Factors Reveal Why Women Don't Run for Office
Digital Journal, January 12, 2012

Why Women Don't Run for Office (As Much As Men Do)
Mother Jones, January 12, 2012

Face it, Romney is way out in front
CNN.com, January 11, 2012

Lowered Expectations
Sun News Network, January 11, 2012

Would-Be First Ladies Bolster Husbands-In-Chief
NPR Morning Edition, January 10, 2012

Paul's Campaign Finds Big Gender Gap to Bridge
The Washington Times, January 9, 2012

"From Iowa to New Hampshire"
WPRO (New England), January 7, 2012

Ask Liz
NBC4 Washington, January 6, 2012

Fringe no more, Paul's strong showing is making some Republicans jittery
The Christian Science Monitor, January 6, 2012

After Iowa, How Far Can the Candidates Go?
Voice of America, January 4, 2011

US Presidential Candidates Fire Verbal Assaults at Iran
Voice of America, January 4, 2012

-2011-

Hillary Clinton, Candidate in 2012?
BBC Mundo, December 23, 2011

Republican candidates: This holiday season, the wives are working overtime.
The Christian Science Monitor, December 21, 2011

GOP candidates’ families humanize the campaign
The Boston Globe, December 20, 2011

Plan B Backlash: Women's Groups Sour On Obama
The Huffington Post, December 14, 2011

Sexism in politics issue reignited after Bachmann's 'Fallon' appearance
Saint Cloud Times, November 30, 2011

Michelle rallies female voters behind her husband
The Examiner, November 17, 2011

Is Cain the Anti-Woman Candidate?
The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer, November 16, 2011

Inaugural 5k Race to Representation a Success
American Today, November 16, 2011

GOP Candidates Snub Women for Top Campaign Roles
The Huffington Post, November 15, 2011

Herman Cain 2012 Campaign Threatened By GOP Candidate's Problems With Women
The Huffington Post, November 15 2011

Run, Don't Balk
The Sun News, November 12, 2011

Mitt Romney looks like ‘last guy standing’
Boston Herald, November 8, 2011

Occupy Oakland Strike Went Too Far?
ABC World News Tonight, November 3, 2011

Miss Representation: An Interview with Writer & Director Jennifer Siebel Newsom
The Huffington Post, October 20, 2011

Run the Race to Representation 5K on Nov. 5, 2011
The Examiner, September 28, 2011

White House remains a man's world, some say
The Washington Post, September 21, 2011

Pre-Election Polls Underestimate the Success of Women Candidates
The New York Times, September 19, 2011

Analysis: Bachmann may be Romney's top asset in race
Reuters, September 16, 2011

Michele Bachmann Avoids Gender Politics In Presidential Campaign
The Huffington Post, September 8, 2011

"Barack Obama’s Jobs Plan,"
CBC, New Brunswick, September 8, 2011.
CBC, Vancouver, September 8, 2011.
CBC, Yellowknife, September 8, 2011.

Race to Representation 5K Advertisement
Washington Running Report, September-October 2011

Gloria Steinem To Headline Obama Fundraiser in New York City
The Huffington Post, August 30, 2011

Sexism in Politics?
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell (MSNBC), August 19, 2011

"Michele Bachmann and the 2012 Presidential Race"
WCCO, Minneapolis, August 19, 2011

D.C.'s fight against street harassment
The Washington Post, August 11, 2011

Michele Bachmann Migraines a Political Headache for Her 2012 Campaign
The Daily Beast, July 19, 2011

GOP women defend party against 'anti-women' charge
Associate Press, June 22, 2011

Take the guesswork out of official apologies
The Providence Journal, June 16, 2011

When It Comes to Scandal, Girls Won't Be Boys
The New York Times, June 11, 2011

The Feminine Effect On Presidential Politics
NPR, June 9, 2011.

"The Johns Edward Indictment."
WPRO (New England), June 4, 2011.

Two women in a political race? Must be a catfight, according to Palin-Bachmann buzz
The Canadian Press, May 27, 2011

Mikulski hits the trail for women
The Baltimore Sun, May 21, 2011

Parliament gets a makeover
Ottawa Citizen, May 6, 2011

Where are the female politicians?
Wilson Quarterly, Spring 2011

Jennifer Lawless: Women and Political Discontent
The Agenda with Steve Paikin, April 8, 2011

A government shutdown? Yes, please
CNN.com, April 8, 2011

How have women fared since Ferraro? Not so well
Arizona Daily Star, April 6, 2011

Are women in politics making two steps forward, one step backward?
The Washington Post, April 5, 2011

Stepping Up
National Journal Daily, April 1, 2011

Women ARE the 'right' candidates
Montreal Gazette, March 17, 2011

Wave of voter discontent bodes well for women
The Star.com, March 14, 2011

Gendered Perceptions and Political Candidacies: A Central Barrier to Women’s Equality in Electoral Politics
Journalist's Resource, March 10, 2011

Mrs. Smith Doesn't Go to Washington
Time.com, February 23, 2011

Looking for Leading Ladies
Span Magazine, February 22, 2011

Candidates head into the homestretch
Chicago Sun-Times, February 21, 2011

Women political leaders too rare in U.S., groups say
Scrippsnews, February 14, 2011

Senate women's 'civility' pact
Politico, February 4, 2011

Interviewed live on Canadian Broadcasting Company affiliates about the State of the Union address.
Calgary AM, January 26, 2011
Iqaluit AM, January 26, 2011
Ontario AM, January 26, 2011
Ottawa AM, January 26, 2011
Regina AM, January 26, 2011
Sudbury AM, January 26, 2011
Vancouver AM, January 26, 2011
Victoria AM, January 26, 2011
Winnipeg AM, January 26, 2011

Interviewed live about the State of the Union address.
China Radio International, January 25, 2011

When closing the gender divide, an elected woman's work is never done
Alibi.com, January 20, 2011

Republicans Boost Ayotte as New Face of Party
Roll Call, January 12, 2011

Interviewed for an article about the attempted assassination of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and what that means to women in politics.
Glamour Magazine, January 12, 2011

TN ranks low in female officeholders
The Tennessean, January 11, 2011

A milestone for Mikulski, the 'dean' of Senate women
The Washington Post, January 5, 2011

-2010-

American University's Top Ten Stories of 2010
American Today, December 30, 2010

Mikulski to Become Longest-Serving Senator
Roll Call, December 29, 2010

Year of the Same
The American Prospect, December 13, 2010

Editorial, 12/7: We need more women running for statehouse jobs
JournalStar.com, December 7, 2010

State narrowly bucks trend of losing women in legislature
Gazette.Net, December 3, 2010

Women's progress slow in state Legislature
JournalStar.com, November 30, 2010

All-male Board of Frederick County Commissioners plans to be responsive to women's issues
FrederickNewsPost.com, November 16, 2010

Interviewed about Nancy Pelosi's decision to run for Minority Leader in the 112th Congress
WREC, Memphis, TN, November 12, 2010
WILM Wilmington, DE, November 12, 2010
WHJJ Providence, RI, November 12, 2010
KURV McAllen, TX, November 12, 2010
KOGO San Diego, CA, November 12, 2010

Despite new female faces in Congress, numbers in decline
CNN.com, November 10, 2010

Election Victories: No Increase in Elected Women
Womensenews.org, November 6, 2010

2010 Faltered as a New 'Year of the Woman' in Politics
The New York Times, November 5, 2010

Meet Congress' Class of 2010
The Seattle Times, November 4, 2010

Jennifer Lawless on the Today Show
November 3, 2010

Tea Party Supporters Hope Election Results Will Bring a New Kind of Change
infoZine, November 4, 2010

It was no 'Year of the Woman'
CNN.com, November 3, 2010

NOT the "Year of the Woman"
Slate, November 3, 2010

Is it Really a Great Year for Women in Politics?
Slate, November 2, 2010

2010: First in 30 years with fewer women on Capitol Hill
MarketWatch, November 1, 2010

Number of Women in Congress Expected to Drop
MyFoxDC.com, November 1, 2010

Why Did So Many Women Run in 2010?
The Atlantic, October 31, 2010

'Year of the Woman' on ballot but not at polls
CNN.com, October 28, 2010

Power Women Of Elections 2010
Forbes.com, October 26, 2010

Democrats' message to women seems to be working
The Globe and Mail, October 25, 2010

Women in Congress Poised to Hit 30-Year Low
NewsLook, October 25, 2010

Emasculation Politics: What's Wrong with 'Manning Up'?
ABC News, October 15, 2010

In Chafee we trust
The Boston Phoenix, October 14, 2010

Michele Bachmann, Fending Off Tarryl Clark in Nation's Most Expensive Tea Party
Politics Daily, October 13, 2010

Candidates' Racy Photos Raise Sexism, Privacy Issues
NPR, October 12, 2010

Election gets dirty for Tea Party 'witch'
Karen O'Connor quoted in an article on Christine O'Donnell.
London Times, October 10, 2010

Democrats urge Brown to apologize over remark about Whitman
The Bellingham Herald, October 8, 2010

 

CEO status paying off big for Trio of GOP women
Politics Daily, September 19, 2010

Primaries push more women into general elections, but most fresh faces now belong to Republican Party
Washington Post, September 16, 2010

Seeing A Tilt in Sunday Talk
New York Times, September 12, 2010

A Slowed Climb Past the Glass Ceiling
CQ Weekly, September 6, 2010

Women's groups call out political sexism
The Washington Post, September 1, 2010

Sue Stenhouse: Wanted: more R.I. women politicians
The Providence Journal, August 26, 2010

Women candidates face progress as well as pitfalls
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, August 25, 2010

Have women achieved equality?
Cincinnati.com, August 22, 2010

90 years of voting, and we’re still not all the way there
The Providence Journal, August 20, 2010

Celebrating Lucky Number 19
The Broad Beat, August 18, 2010

19th Amendment: How far have women in politics come since 1920?
The Christian Science Monitor, August 18, 2010

Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
The American Prospect, August 13, 2010

New Hampshire May See First All-Female Delegation
CQ Politics, August 8, 2010

No new dawn for women in politics
CNN.com, June 10, 2010

The Anti Anti-Incumbent Election
The American Prospect, June 8, 2010

Stagnating Gains for Women in Politics
McCune-Miller, June 7, 2010

Will Rhode Island go independent?
Stateline.org, May 25, 2010

Women are a novel sight in GOP's top state races
LA Times, May 22, 2010

Resources for women interested in elected office
The Hawkeye, May 16, 2010

Saltonstall bows out or face for Stupak seat
The Detroit News, May 10, 2010

Michigan women try to break U.S. House barrier
The Detroit News, May 10, 2010

Mothers, Presidents And Politicians
Forbes.com, May 7, 2010

Mother Of Women's PACs Seeks Younger Supporters
NPR, April 29, 2010

Female staffers face uphill climb
Politico, April 27, 2010 

The Race Dividing Women
The Daily Beast, April 18, 2010

Elected officials urge women to enter politics
The Republican, March 28, 2010

The Coming Age of Woman Power
WRNI, March 25, 2010 

Healthcare bill a win for women?
Examiner.com, March 24, 2010

Pelosi's Triumph: 'It's Personal for Women'
NPR, March 22, 2010

Where are the Women GOP House Candidates?
CQ Politics, March 11, 2010

Women missing from USG ballot
Daily Trojan, February 18, 2010

Harold Ford's Wall Street Problem
The Daily Beast, February 10, 2010

The next Scott Brown?
The Boston Phoenix, February 10, 2010

Panel Discussion Focused on the Disparities of Women Who Hold Elected Office
Examiner.com, February 8, 2010

Women, start your campaigns
Boston Globe, January 28, 2010

Ed Fitzpatrick: The naked truth may be appealing to some pols
Providence Journal, January 26, 2010

Did Ellen Malcolm (Accidentally) Help Elect Scott Brown?
Politics Daily, January 24, 2010

What's next for Cicilline?
The Boston Phoenix, January 21, 2010

Does Scott Brown's victory mean doom for RI Democrats?
The Boston Phoenix, January 20, 2010

It will not be a dull year!
The Boston Phoenix, January 6, 2010

-2009-

President Sarah Palin 2012?
Cross Talk, December 19, 2009


Newport's Power Woman
WRNI, October 23, 2009

The Magnificent Seven: Senate Women Pave the Way
Politico, October 9, 2009

Langevin Faces Fight, Not on Abortion
Politico, September 22, 2009

Rhode Island weighs a successions drama of its own
The Boston Phoenix, September 3, 2009

Clinton Kerfuffle
CTV, August 13, 2009

Confirmation Hearings of Sonia Sotamayor
CBC, August 6, 2009

Where to Now?
Washington Post Magazine, March 15, 2009

Female Candidates Line up for 2010
Politico, February 23, 2009

Roe v. Wade: On Anniversary, Abortion Is out of the Spotlight
U.S. News & World Report, January 22, 2009

-2008-

Women in Politics: One of Anything is Never Enough
American Magazine, December 2008

For Palin Fans, a Team of their Own
Los Angeles Times, December 21, 2008

Michelle Obama's New Role Prompts Passionate Debate
International Herald Tribune, November 24, 2008

From Home and Away, Advice for a First Lady
New York Times, November 24, 2008

Despite 'Momification' - Michelle Obama's White House Role May be a Career Plus
ABA Journal, November 24, 2008

America's Last Glass Ceiling will Shatter ... Some Time
Agence France-Presse, November 13, 2008

Still a Glass Ceiling, but Now its Cracked
Toronto Star, November 8, 2008

2008 Campaigns Signal Bright Future for Female Candidates
Baltimore Sun, November 4, 2008

Hollywood Stars Push Youth to Vote
BBC News, October 26, 2008

Ideology Aside, This Has Been the Year of the Woman
Washington Post, October 24, 2008

President Bush Poses with MEPI Participants
LA Times, October 23, 2008

Tomasky Talk: Obama and McCain's Final Debate
The Guardian, October 15, 2008

We Ask Women Voters: What Do You Want Out of the Presidential Election
Cleveland Plain Dealer, October 8, 2008

From Seneca Falls to...Sarah Palin?
Newsweek, September 13, 2008

Palin's Glasses Fuel and Frame a Fashion Spectacle
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, September 10, 2008

What A Difference A Day Makes
Politics Magazine, June 2008

-2007-

White House, Right Spouse
Financial Times, July 27, 2007

Will Her Face Determine His Fortune?
New York Times, July 8, 2007

The Increasing Role of Political Spouses (video)
CBS News, March 26, 2007

Women & Politics Institute Hosts Delegation from Russia
Premier Global University, Spring 2007

Woman President: Will it ever happen?
Anniston Star, February 18, 2007

Women Feeling Freer to Suggest 'Vote for Mom'
New York Times, January 29, 2007

Women Bask in New Speaker's Shining Moment
Washington Post, January 5, 2007

Men are from Mars, Women are from...Mars?
Campaigns and Elections, January 2007

-2006-

Narrowing the House's Gender Gap
The Washington Post, April 9, 2006