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As part of our “Women on Wednesdays'' series, please join the Women & Politics Institute and for a virtual conversation with Nancy LeaMond, Executive Vice President and Chief Advocacy & Engagement Officer at AARP, Kristen Soltis Anderson, Founding Partner at Echelon Insights, and Margie Omero, Principal at the Democratic polling firm GBAO. The conversation will focus on the important role that women voters aged 50 and up will play in this year’s elections, who they are and the issues they care about. WPI Executive Director Betsy Fischer Martin will facilitate the conversation.

She’s the Difference is ´ˇ´ˇ¸é±Ę’s ongoing research series that explores the priorities and concerns of women ages 50+ — a critical voting demographic. AARP recently released data from their latest , conducted by the bipartisan team of Echelon Insights’ Kristen Soltis Anderson and GBAO’s Margie Omero, finding that although older women have shifted from leaning slightly toward President Biden over former President Donald Trump to favoring Vice President Kamala Harris by 12 percentage points, most still say that elected officials are not addressing the financial challenges they face.

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 is a nonpartisan project of AU’s Women & Politics Institute that examines and contextualizes gender dynamics in American politics. Originally co-founded by WPI and the Barbara Lee Family Foundation in 2019, Gender on the Ballot contributes to the dialogue on gender and politics through accessible content from experts and practitioners.

As the 2024 election comes into focus, and the explores the issues shaping women voters and their political opinions leading up to the 2024 election.

As Americans begin to cast their votes, our new study shows Vice President Kamala Harris enjoying strong support among women voters. Her favorability has jumped +12 points since last year and she holds a +15 point advantage with women over former President Trump (54%-39%) entering the final month of the campaign. Furthermore, Harris is favored +18 points among Independent women, (50%-32%). In terms of issues, women voters cite “the economy and inflation” as their top concern, with abortion and immigration as their second and third choices. Across the board, women say they trust Harris more than Trump on these key issues.

To learn more about this new research, check out our where you will find , , and our .

: Discussing findings from our new Gender on the Ballot on women’s political engagement, Lindsay Vermeyen, partner at GSG, notes “nearly half of women surveyed say this will be the most important election of their lifetime.” To learn more about this new research, check out our,, and our.

: Gender on the Ballot Editor Lucy Gettman explores the life of Liz Carpenter, a “quintessential political Renaissance woman of the 20th century,” whose strongest legacy “emerges from her leadership of organizations and movements to increase the participation and power of women in politics.”

The following core courses will be offered in Fall 2024 for the Women, Policy and Political Leadership (WPPL) Undergraduate and Graduate Certificate Programs. View all WPPL courses here and learn more about the certificate program here.

Check out all event recaps here, or visit our Crowdcast channel to watch full replays of previous events.

Oct 9: Amanda Hunter, Lindsay Vermeyen, and Betsy Fischer Martin presented findings from our new Gender on the Ballot poll “,” conducted by , that explored the issues shaping women voters and their political opinions. POLITICO’s National Political Reporter Elena Schneider shared reporting on the campaign. Watch the full replay

April 10: New York Times best-selling author Liza Mundy discussed her new book, , a “vivid, compelling, and important book” that offers a “riveting new perspective on history, revealing how women at the CIA ushered in the modern intelligence age, and how their silencing made the world more dangerous.” Watch the full replay

Nov 29: Dr. Diana Carlin and Anita McBride discussed their new textbook, , which examines how “first ladies are uniquely positioned to influence American society, public policy, politics, diplomacy, and life in the White House.” Watch the full replay

Nov. 1: Katherine Spillar, Exec. Director of the Feminist Majority Foundation and Exec. Editor of Ms. Magazine, discussed the anthology, , and the evolution and future of women's rights with WPI Instructor Lucy Gettman. Watch the full replay

Oct 18: ´ˇ´ˇ¸é±Ę’s Nancy LeaMond and Susan Reinhard discussed critical issues in family caregiving and the pressures facing women of every generation with Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Jen Kiggans (R-VA), congressional co-chairs of the bi-partisan Assisting Caregivers Today (ACT) Caucus. Watch the full replay