Cynthia Richie Terrell is the founder and executive director of RepresentWomen. We discuss institutional reforms that can reduce the barriers for women to run, win, and govern.
There are approximately 520,000 elected office holders in the U.S., but incumbency is the biggest barrier to electing more women. Term limits make more seats open to competition. In addition, ranked choice voting eliminates vote splitting if there is more than one woman on the ballot. In NYC, for example, the combination of term limits and ranked choice voting has resulted in a city council where 61% of the seats are held by women. Policy solutions that address the structural barriers do work.
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Credits:
Host: Mila Atmos
Guests: Cynthia Richie Terrell
Executive Producer: Mila Atmos
Producer: Zack Travis
Flexing the Women’s Vote: Amanda Brown Lierman
AI for Equality: Orly Lobel
The Difference Between The House & The Senate: Civics 101
How the NRA Radicalized America: Ryan Busse
Gen Z for Change: Aidan Kohn-Murphy & Jack Petocz
Stop Banning Books: Jonathan Friedman
Fascism Is All Around Us: Jason Stanley
Fight for Democracy: Steve Pierson
The Power of Crisis: Ian Bremmer
Democratic Thinking and Acting: Christopher Beem
The Taxpayers’ Watchdog: Rob Sand
Economic Crimes of the Powerful: Jennifer Taub
Break Up Monopolies: Zephyr Teachout
Climate Leadership with Vision: Elizabeth Yeampierre
Making Government Work: Amanda Renteria
Universal Civic Duty Voting: E.J. Dionne & Miles Rapoport
City Life and Remote Work: Matthew E. Kahn
The Suburban Women Problem: Rachel Vindman
Financial Confessions: Imani Barbarin
End Gerrymandering with Ballot Initiatives: Katie Fahey
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