Women & Politics Institute

Sunday Morning Monitor

Each Sunday morning, politicians, pundits, and journalists gather to set the agenda for the coming week's news cycle. These elected officials, candidates, and talking heads crowd the airwaves of the major networks and cable news outlets.

Considering the important and influential role these programs play in establishing political discourse, WPI tracks who sits at the round table. And these numbers make clear, women are few and far between.

May 19, 2013: 26 men and 11 women

NBC's Meet the Press with David Gregory: 5 men and 2 women

  • Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (M)
  • Dan Pfeiffer (M)
  • Rep. Dave Camp (F)
  • Fmr. Sec. of Defense Donald Rumsfeld (M)
  • Rep. Xavier Becerra (M)
  • Peggy Noonan (F)
  • Bob Woodward (M)

CBS's Face the Nation with Bob Schieffer: 7 men and 1 woman

  • Dan Pfeiffer (M)
  • Sen. John Cornyn (M)
  • Rep. Jason Chaffetz (M)
  • Gary Pruitt (M)
  • Dan Balz (M)
  • Lois Romano (F)
  • David Sanger (M)
  • John Dickerson (M)

ABC's This Week with George Stephanopoulos: 8 men and 2 women

  • Dan Pfeiffer (M)
  • Sen. Bob Menendez (M)
  • Sen. Rob Portman (M)
  • Rep. Tom Price (M)
  • Rep. Charles Rangel (M)
  • George Will (M)
  • Ron Fournier (M)
  • April Ryan (F)
  • Katrina vanden Heuvel (F)
  • Jeff Zeleny (M)

CNN's State of the Union with Candy Crowley: 2 men and 4 women

  • Dan Pfeiffer (M)
  • Sen. Rand Paul (M)
  • Donna Brazile (F)
  • Ana Navarro (F)
  • Susan Page (F)
  • Jessica Yellin (F)

Fox News' Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace: 4 men and 2 women

  • Dan Pfeiffer (M)
  • Rep. Paul Ryan (F)
  • Brit Hume (M)
  • Kirsten Powers (F)
  • Karl Rove (M)
  • Fmr. Rep. Dennis Kucinich (M)