Three women with firsthand experience speak out'We can't be silenced': women on the challenges of running for officeA record number of women have jumped into the electoral fray since Donald Trump became US president, with nearly twice as many running for office in 2018 as ran two years ago. But in the era of #MeToo, with more women speaking out about the barriers they have encountered at work, the obstacles women face on the campaign trail have been brought into sharper relief. Seeing Hillary Clinton reminded me why women shouldn't get over it Read moreThe Guardian spoke with three women running for office as in 2018. “I cared a lot about my dogs but they weren’t going to keep me from running for Congress,” she said. Everyone’s electing women.’ Photograph: Aruna MillerEmily’s List, which helps groom pro-choice female candidates for office and sponsored last week’s DC conference, was founded to address that very problem.

Source: The Guardian April 28, 2018 09:56 UTC