Leadership A New Era: What The US Midterm Results Mean For Women By Sarah-Jane Collins Published 15 April, 2020 Leadership A New Era: What The US Midterm Results Mean For Women By Sarah-Jane Collins Published 15 April, 2020 Previous article Fi Nguyen: ‘Being Part Of A Community Of Like-Minded, Passionate Women Is A Real Privilege’ Next article The Art Of An At-Home Negroni As the Democrats pieced together a victory in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, one of the most striking features of that win was the diversity of the candidates being sent to Capitol Hill, and the sheer number of women among them. For the first time in US history close to 100 women are headed to the House. As of Thursday morning, 96 were elected. Sure, there are 435 seats in the House, but 96 feels like the start of something much, much bigger. While Maine and South Dakota have elected their first female Governors, there’s still a ways to go to flip the gender imbalance in the Senate. Here Sarah-Jane Collins shares stories from the campaign trail and how the new wave of women’s participation has already altered the course of American politics. Foward thinking Politics Best Of Future Women Career “A copycat can’t even come close” By Melanie Dimmitt Career Female founders are 5x less likely to do this By Jesse Kitzler Career “That was a eureka moment” By Melanie Dimmitt Leadership The four pillars of productive collaboration By Michelle Leonard Culture Nobody wants this type of transaction By Melanie Dimmitt Career She’s got the look By Melanie Dimmitt Career “I was never afraid to challenge the norm.” By Jesse Kitzler Leadership Listen and lead: Unlock the power of introversion By Jane Phipps Your inbox just got smarter If you’re not a member, sign up to our newsletter to get the best of Future Women in your inbox.
