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‘Her extraordinary origin story could help expand the base’: Diverse donors race to help Harris make history

If elected to succeed President Joe Biden, Harris – the daughter of a Jamaican father and an Indian mother – would not only be the first woman, but the first Indian American, the first Asian, the first Black woman and the first person of Jamaican descent to ascend to the office.

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Harris Gathers Donors, Support After Biden Drops Out of Race

A number of wealthy Los Angeles-based women donors joined a Zoom call Sunday afternoon, shortly after Biden announced he was no longer seeking reelection to discuss how they can support Vice President Kamala Harris.

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Sexism still ranks as the biggest hurdle facing women in elected office: Poll

Cosmopolitan/Pivotal Ventures interviewed more than 60 women in politics — including Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Stacey Abrams — on the biggest obstacles women in office face, and how to eliminate gender inequity from the inside out.

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Presenting: The Help Elected Women Really Need

We interviewed dozens of women in office about the many hurdles they face at work. And while no two people’s experiences were exactly alike, here are the six most prevalent pain points we found—plus how to circumvent each of them.

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Black donors, power brokers take note of Alsobrooks’s historic Senate run

Prince George’s County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks is attempting a feat: to become only the third Black woman to serve in the U.S. Senate. To do it, the Democrat must quickly raise money to help build statewide name recognition.