Navigating Setbacks: Women’s Political Representation in the 2024 Super Election Year

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Navigating Setbacks: Women’s Political Representation in the 2024 Super Election Year

So far, elections in 2024 have brought more setbacks than gains for women’s political representation.

By Saskia Brechenmacher

Published on Oct 1, 2024

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About the Author

Saskia Brechenmacher

Senior Fellow, Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program

Saskia Brechenmacher is a senior fellow in Carnegie’s Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program, where her research focuses on democratic erosion, gender, and civic activism in the United States and globally. She also serves on the board of the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law.

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