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The Grammar of Identity

Posted by Phoebe Bradford on 02/22/2012

Linda McMahon isn't just her husband's wife. Read more »

Naming It and Changing It in Action

Posted by Emily Honstein on 02/16/2012

We wanted to give a little love to the creators of the petition asking Howie Carr to apologize for his sexist language used in his recent article on Elizabeth Warren. Read more »

Elizabeth Warren: Just Another Granny Darlin’ to Boston Herald

Posted by Leigh Ann Renzulli on 02/05/2012

The Boston Herald finds more ways to hate on Elizabeth Warren because she's a woman. Read more »

When You See Sexism, Say Something

Posted by Alex Gilliland on 02/02/2012

When you see sexism, say something. That’s the message from one city councilwoman in Ohio, who is taking a page out of Leslie Knope’s playbook. Read more »

Family Values Hypocrisy

Posted by Alex Gilliland on 02/01/2012

GOP Presidential Candidate Rick Santorum took a day off from campaigning recently to be with his 3 year-old daughter who has a life-threatening genetic disorder. The decision was praised across news outlets and letters of support flooded his campaign, applauding Santorum’s priorities as a father and presidential hopeful. What about female candidates? Columnist Patricia Murphy raises this very question. Read more »

About the project

Widespread sexism in the media is one of the top problems facing women. A highly toxic media environment persists for women candidates, often negatively affecting their campaigns. The ever-changing media landscape creates an unmonitored echo chamber, often allowing damaging comments to exist without accountability.

We must erase the pervasiveness of sexism against all women candidates — irrespective of political party or level of office — across all media platforms in order to position women to achieve equality in public office. We will not stand by as pundits, radio hosts, bloggers, and journalists damage women's political futures with misogynistic remarks. When you attack one woman, you attack all women.