Tag: Gender Issues

What do Hillary Clinton's and Donald Trump's campaigns have in common? In short, a damaging overemphasis on the importance of a woman's body — in particular how it looks — or, on the other side, an erroneous under-emphasis of the significance of a woman's body. (AP Photos)

Donald Trump’s — and Hillary Clinton’s — war on women

Jeanne Mancini · April 13, 2016 4:02 am

Whether Hillary Clinton or someone else wins, there is a "practical reality" in America now that a woman can win the White House, Josh Earnest said. (AP Photo)

WH downplays Obama remark as Clinton endorsement

Nicole Duran · April 12, 2016 6:17 pm

Beltway Confidential

Republicans might have a married women problem too

Ashe Schow · April 12, 2016 5:42 pm

Obama vows to close wage gap for women

Nicole Duran · April 12, 2016 4:51 pm

Just under 60 percent of women voters believe Donald Trump's comments about women are "offensive and embarrassing" and disqualify him from being a serious candidate. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Poll: 70 percent of married women oppose Trump

Gabby Morrongiello · April 12, 2016 12:53 pm

There is a gap between men and women, but it is not a wage gap — it is an earnings gap. Working women earn less on average than working men, but it is not due to some widespread discrimination or the elusive, conniving patriarchy. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Beltway Confidential

Equal Pay Day: What’s really causing the gender wage gap, and how to fix it

Ashe Schow · April 12, 2016 4:00 am

Former President Bill Clinton has said that Bernie Sanders would not have levied some of the charges that he has against Hillary Clinton if she were male. (Blaine McCartney/The Wyoming Tribune Eagle via AP, File)

Sanders: ‘I appreciate Bill Clinton being my psychoanalyst’

Curt Mills · April 10, 2016 3:34 pm

View says that women who drink cannot be held accountable for their actions, and are to be viewed as victims.(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Beltway Confidential

Student expelled for sexual assault for something other people did

Ashe Schow · April 8, 2016 3:35 pm

Feeling Bitter, Are We?

The Scrapbook · April 8, 2016 7:00 am

Female recruits and those interesting in joining the Marine Corps said in a recent survey that advertising by the service often shows women in training environments. Male Marines, on the other hand, are depicted actually doing their jobs in the field. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith)

National Security

Marines to show more women in new ad campaign

Jacqueline Klimas · April 7, 2016 8:08 pm

Men and women in Wisconsin voted for Ted Cruz evenly, at 48 percent each. Both sexes voted evenly, at 35 percent each, for Donald Trump as well. (AP Photo)

Beltway Confidential

How women voted in Wisconsin

Ashe Schow · April 7, 2016 3:08 pm

"I want all of our girls to get interested in science and technology and engineering and math," Jarrett said. (AP Photo/Martha Irvine)

WH devotes day to fighting gender stereotypes

Nicole Duran · April 6, 2016 11:33 pm