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Anna Holmes On the “Anger” of Public Women

Posted by Rachel Larris on 01/27/2012

Anna Holmes writes a smart column about how the anger of public women is perceived. (And we have a clip of Elizabeth Warren on The Daily Show!)  Read more »

When Naming It Really Changes It

Posted by Rachel Larris on 01/26/2012

A columnist at the Worcester Telegram & Gazette apologizes for the sexism in her column that Name It. Change It. pointed out. Read more »

Fox News: Once Again with the Hair Put-Downs

Posted by Rachel Larris on 01/24/2012

A co-host from Fox News's The Five once again calls Debbie Wasserman Schultz "Frizzilla." Surprisingly it's not a man who does it. Read more »

Don’t Tell Me What She’s Wearing, Tell Me What She’s Doing

Posted by Phoebe Bradford on 01/24/2012

A Worcester Telegram & Gazette columnist praises Elizabeth Warren's clothing choices.  Read more »

When Subtle Sexism Attacks: The San Francisco Gate on Elizabeth Warren

Posted by Kaitlin Froom on 01/20/2012

At first glance, last month’s San Francisco Gate article about U.S. Senatorial candidate Elizabeth Warren seems fairly harmless. However, upon looking a little more closely at the language used to talk about Warren’s involvement with the Occupy movement, we can see that this article is pretty problematic. 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.