Posted by Rachel Larris on 06/18/2013
An excellent article in the Washington Post points out the lack of women on the Virginia ballot, but the real question is why they aren't there. Read more »
Posted by Juan Garcia on 06/14/2013
Rather than focusing on the fact that Haines is now the most powerful the woman at the CIA, the Daily Beast focused on a once-a-month Erotica night that her bookstore used to organize. Read more »
Posted by Katie Hegarty on 06/14/2013
Canadian radio pundit decides it's a great idea to call a woman a whore simply for not agreeing with him. Read more »
Posted by Allison Adams on 06/05/2013
Wow! Hillary Clinton changed her hairstyle and for once the media did not freak out. Read more »
Posted by Allison Adams on 06/05/2013
It's still sexist to call an adult woman a princess, even when it's cloaked in an elaborate Game of Thrones metaphor. Read more »
Posted by Allison Adams on 06/03/2013
"Purse boys?" The New York Times has some backwards idea about what to call the young male Congressional aides who work for the women in the Senate. Read more »
Posted by Michelle Van Veen on 05/29/2013
New York Post stretches a headline beyond the bounds to make a weak joke about a candidate running for a council seat. Read more »
Posted by Michelle Van Veen on 05/28/2013
A powerful women in the White House wears shoes and the Washington Post all over it. Read more »
Posted by Rachel Larris on 05/23/2013
Ann Friedman profiles Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema for Elle magazine and dialogues quite a bit about what are "fair" questions to write about women politicians. Read more »
Posted by Rachel Larris on 05/21/2013
Chicago Tribune Cartoonist Scott Stantis apparently doesn't get the distinction between making people mad and making people mad because what you drew was sexist. Read more »
Posted by Rachel Larris on 05/16/2013
NPR Morning Edition tells a story about Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand's gender -- in both intentional and unintentional ways Read more »
Posted by Carly Quaglio on 05/16/2013
Glamour was so close! They ask Greuel about double standards, such as women politicians being called “bossy,” and young women’s advancement in leadership roles. For a woman candidate though, talking about her fashion choices can damage her campaign. Read more »
Posted by Carly Quaglio on 05/16/2013
Sexism can hurt a woman candidate’s campaign, as we’ve established, but addressing it can actually help her campaign. That’s exactly what happened in Jean Stothert’s campaign for Mayor of Omaha, Nebraska. Read more »
Posted by Tessa Ross on 05/07/2013
In a different twist, Huffington Post mentions both Mark Sanford's and Elizabeth Colbert Busch's clothing in an article. I guess that's one way to cover male and female candidates. Read more »
Posted by Carly Quaglio on 05/03/2013
Critics keep saying that Barbara Buono doesn’t have enough name recognition. But that could certainly change if more mainstream media outlets started to treat her like an actual candidate for New Jersey Governor instead of a naïve little girl. Read more »
Posted by Rachel Larris on 04/14/2013
On his very first episode Steve Kornacki mentioned of Name It. Change It. and featured an in-depth discussion of women in politics. Let's just say he made us an instant fan. Read more »
Posted by Rachel Larris on 04/12/2013
Does coverage of Donald Trump's hair diminish him and other takes from the media on Name It. Change It's new research. Read more »
Posted by Rachel Larris on 04/08/2013
Name It. Change It. has just released two new studies that demonstrate the gender-based challenges women face from the media when they run for office. Here is our studies explained in a handy infographic! Read more »
Posted by Rachel Larris on 04/08/2013
Name It. Change It. releases two research surveys studying the impacts of appearance-based media coverage on women candidates and a campaign simulation that measures the impact of sexism. Read more »
Posted by Rachel Larris on 04/01/2013
While the lone female candidate for mayor in Omaha is featured "stripping" in a t-shirt and a female state senator is called the c-word by a political consultant and Omaha media reacts to the firestorm. Read more »
