In the wake of Vice President Harris’s official nomination as the Democratic candidate for President, issues about how the press covers female candidates running for public office (particularly when a candidate is also a woman of color) are again on full display, both obviously and subtly. The Shorenstein Center is hosting a timely panel discussion with journalists and scholars about how the media has seeded, promoted, and occasionally knocked down bias, sexism, and misogynoir in public discussions about female politicians, and what the research says about how this coverage has changed in recent years (if at all). Shorenstein Center Director Nancy Gibbs will moderate. This event is co-sponsored by the Women and Public Policy Program at HKS.
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