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Policy Over Personal: How Native Media Cover Women in Politics

March 20, 2023

National Native news outlets focus more on policy issues when covering women in politics than the problematic, gendered stereotypes commonly emphasized in mainstream media, according to a new journalism study.

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The Dangers of Being a Female Politician

February 3, 2023

Wednesday night, New Jersey councilwoman Eunice K. Dwumfour was found in her car with multiple gunshot wounds, according to authorities. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Dwumfour, a Republican, was only 30 years old.

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