Center for American Women and Politics

Center for American Women and Politics CAWP's mission is to promote greater knowledge about women's participation in American politics.

CAWP’s latest Women, Money, & Politics Watch 2026 analysis reveals a major gap in campaign giving: men have provided 62%...
06/18/2026

CAWP’s latest Women, Money, & Politics Watch 2026 analysis reveals a major gap in campaign giving: men have provided 62% of all money contributed to congressional candidates with 38% provided by women.

The new analysis examines what donor demographics reveal about whose voices are shaping the 2026 midterms before ballots are even cast.

Explore: www.cawp.rutgers.edu/research/cawp-women-money-and-politics-series/money-watch-2026/donor

What happens when elected officials challenge long-standing expectations about who belongs in political power?In this pi...
06/12/2026

What happens when elected officials challenge long-standing expectations about who belongs in political power?

In this piece from The 19th, CAWP Director of Research Kelly Dittmar discusses the barriers that many LGBTQ+ elected officials and candidates continue to face and how identity, representation, and power intersect in political institutions.

Read more: https://19thnews.org/2026/06/revolutionary-america-250-mo-turner-oklahoma-politics/

America’s political story has always been shaped by people who arrived from elsewhere and chose to invest in their commu...
06/12/2026

America’s political story has always been shaped by people who arrived from elsewhere and chose to invest in their communities. This National Immigrant Heritage Month, we celebrate the contributions of immigrants to public life and the ongoing work of building representative institutions that reflect the experiences of all Americans.

Happy Pride Month! In 2026, openly LGBTQ+ women are serving in Congress, legislatures, and governorships across the coun...
06/11/2026

Happy Pride Month! In 2026, openly LGBTQ+ women are serving in Congress, legislatures, and governorships across the country, widening the path for those still to come.

To date, 629 women have served in statewide elective executive office in the United States. This includes 69 women who s...
06/10/2026

To date, 629 women have served in statewide elective executive office in the United States. This includes 69 women who served in more than one statewide elective executive position. But only 72 — just 11.4% — are women from historically marginalized racial and ethnic communities.

CAWP’s latest analysis shows both the progress made and the gaps that remain in statewide executive leadership. Swipe to learn more about women’s representation in statewide elective executive office by race and ethnicity.

🔗 https://cawp.rutgers.edu/blog/women-statewide-elective-executive-office-historically-marginalized-racialethnic-communities

A new record has been set for Democratic women running for U.S. House seats, according to the latest data from CAWP's El...
06/10/2026

A new record has been set for Democratic women running for U.S. House seats, according to the latest data from CAWP's Election Watch. In the 2026 midterms, 364 Democratic women have filed to run for House seats, beating the previous record of 356, set in 2020.

For the data breakdown, visit: https://cawp.rutgers.edu/data/candidates-women-candidates-2026 .S.House

Learn more about yesterday's primaries: https://cawp.rutgers.edu/blog/results-june-9th-primaries-maine-nevada-north-dakota-and-south-carolina

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