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 “Consider this your permission to take up space.” By Melanie Dimmitt Leadership Four ways to engage ethically with AI By Aubrey Blanche Leadership They “hunt, stalk and draw in” vulnerable girls By Odessa Blain Career Nothing compares to being simply the best By Melanie Dimmitt Culture He cut her off from the world By Melanie Dimmitt Career You had me at cease and desist By Melanie Dimmitt Career “There’s going to be burnout while you’re building something bigger.” By Melanie Dimmitt Wellbeing Behind the mask: How to master anxiety in the workplace By Georgie Collinson 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.
