Taking Name It. Change It. to the Next Level
We here at Name It. Change It. are proud to announce the release of our publication: Name It. Change It. Candidate Guide to Sexist Media Coverage, a joint venture with our partners, She Should Run, Women’s Media Center, and Political Parity. Unfortunately, one of the major deterrents to women running for office is very real threat of media sexism. As we constantly point out on our blog, sexism is still a big problem in our society, especially against women running for office.
The prevailing viewpoint of campaign strategists is to simply ignore the sexism. The research shows that advice is wrong.
Rather than advising women to silently weather the storm, our guide aims to help women stand up to pundits, radio hosts, bloggers, and journalists whose comments damage women’s political futures with misogynistic remarks. We’ve found that even one sexist remark can severely damage a woman’s campaign. The Name It. Change It. candidate guide serves as a tool to equip women candidates, campaign managers, political consultants, and communications staff with the tactics to succeed despite sexist comments from media.
Share this guide with others and spread the word. And don’t forget, if you see something, say something: report any sexist news coverage you come across at nameitchangeit.org. Together, we can send the message that a sexist attack against one woman is an attack against all women.
Published by Kate McCarthy on 05/09/2012