Amy Tatum

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    What Happened?: In his Cabinet appointments and actions, Joe Biden has elevated the voices of women and marginalised gender communities.

What Happened?: In his Cabinet appointments and actions, Joe Biden has elevated the voices of women and marginalised gender communities.

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President Joe Biden’s administration is one of the most gender inclusive in history, with five women, including two women of color, in his Cabinet. Amy Tatum writes that through his appointments and other measures like Executive Orders and Proclamations, Biden is giving voice to women and marginalised gender communities. 

Following the 2020 US General Election, our mini-series, ‘What Happened?’, explores […]

April 19th, 2021|Amy Tatum, Democracy and culture|0 Comments|
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    Primary Primers: Kamala Harris’ Vice Presidential nomination is a massive step forward for US politics.

Primary Primers: Kamala Harris’ Vice Presidential nomination is a massive step forward for US politics.

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Late yesterday, the Democratic presidential nominee, Joe Biden, announced that California Senator Kamala Harris would be his running mate in the November election. Amy Tatum writes that while Harris is a strong choice for the ticket, she is likely to face significant misogyny, and the framing of her as the ‘first’ woman of color to be chosen for the […]

August 12th, 2020|2020 Primary Primers, Amy Tatum, Elections and party politics across the US|0 Comments|
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    Primary Primers: The double-bind facing women candidates in the 2020 presidential race

Primary Primers: The double-bind facing women candidates in the 2020 presidential race

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Of the eleven contenders in the Democratic 2020 presidential primary, three are women. Amy Tatum looks at the uphill battle women face to be successful in politics: while men are often perceived to possess traits associated with leadership, women, by contrast tend to be linked to more communal behaviours such as kindness and understanding. She writes that women who […]

February 12th, 2020|2020 Primary Primers, Amy Tatum, Democracy and culture|1 Comment|
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