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REFLECTIVE DEMOCRACY IN THE NEWS

  • U.S. News & World Report: Despite Diverse Demographics, Most Politicians Are Still White Men
  • The Washington Post: Study: Despite changing demographics, the political playing field still tilts toward white men
  • Cosmopolitan: 12 Absolutely Essential Things You Should Know About Running For Office
  • CNN: What’s wrong with too many white men in one place?
  • Center for American Progress: Opening the Gates: Clearing the Way for More Women to Hold Political Office
  • Truthdig: Project Urges Native American Political Involvement and Representation Beyond Standing Rock
  • FiveThirtyEight: Don’t Hold Your Breath For Gender Parity In Congress — It Could Take Another 100 Years
  • Fusion: America’s Prosecutor Problem
  • Washington Post: Hispanics are gaining at the ballot box, but few are actually on the ballot
  • Politico: How Cracked Is That Glass Ceiling, Really?
  • Mother Jones: Study: White Dudes Rule. Literally.
  • Politico: POLITICO California Playbook, presented by PhRMA: GARCETTI on VP – KAMALA burns cash – STEYER on a roll.
  • Fortune: 7 out of 10 people on last night’s GOP debate stage were men. Here’s why.
  • New York Times: A Study Documents the Paucity of Black Elected Prosecutors: Zero in Most States
  • NPR: Report Highlights Lack Of Racial Diversity Among U.S. Prosecutors
  • The Atlantic: Most States Elect No Black Prosecutors
  • Mother Jones: The Vast Majority of America’s Elected Prosecutors Are White Men
  • Jet: Report: 79% of Elected Prosecutors Are White Men
  • Latina Magazine: New Study Shows The Lack Of Black & Latino Elected Prosecutors In Our Justice System
  • Ebony: Why So Few Black Prosecutors?
  • ABA Journal: Elected prosecutors are mostly white males, study finds.
  • Slate: “Prosecution Is About Locking Black People Up”.
  • Bustle: 95 Percent Of Elected U.S Prosecutors Are White, Which Could Account For Bias In Criminal Cases.
  • NPR: Does It Matter That 95 Percent Of Elected Prosecutors Are White?
  • The New Yorker: Voting by the Numbers
  • Bustle: Congress’ Race & Gender Statistics are Startling, Because Government Remains a White Man’s Game
  • Feministing: White men make up 31 percent of the population but hold 65 percent of elected offices in the US
  • FOX News: Outnumbered
  • MSN: White men hold 65 percent of US elected offices: study
  • The New Republic: Report: Every Level of Government Is Suffering From a Serious Woman Problem
  • New York Times: U.S. Is a Melting Pot, but Not So Much in Its Halls of Power
  • Politico: THE NUMBERS — Pollsters see thirst for more diversity in government
  • Politico: WHO LEADS US? WHITE MEN.
  • Time: Two-Thirds of Elected Representatives Are White Males, Study Finds
  • Washington Post: White men are 31 percent of the American population. They hold 65 percent of all elected offices.
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