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Tameika Isaac Devine didn’t break a glass ceiling when she took her oath of office Tuesday to be South Carolina’s newest senator, but she did pull her state up from having the least number of women in its upper chamber.
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The swearing-in ceremony for State Senator-elect Tameika Isaac Devine happened at 4 p.m. Monday. The ceremony took place in the Senate chamber on the second floor of the State House with Chief Justice Beatty officiating.
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Over the past three years, the world’s oldest democracy has been tested in ways not seen in decades
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One South Carolina representative is pushing for a change in how campaign funds can be used to help more women run for public office.
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When members of the St. Paul City Council are sworn in next month, the two youngest members will be 28 and the oldest 39.
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Originally published by NPR A woman has never been president. Hillary Clinton has come the closest, but that highest, hardest glass ceiling is still intact. Now Republican Nikki Haley wants to…
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The grit it takes to run for elected office is something voters rarely understand unless they’ve experienced it personally. On top of the incredible time commitment and sheer endurance, women candidates also face gender bias that is unwarranted, unjust and often downright painful.
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Tuesday might have counted as an “off-cycle” election day—meaning we didn’t vote in a general election for president or even on Congressional midterm races—but it nonetheless turned into a big night for women.