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Women candidates win more often than men candidates, and women of color tend to win even more than white women. If #womenwin, why are political parties so reticent to put women candidates on the ballot? womenwin.vote

In 2018, HuffPost and Good Fight Media produced 'Storm The Gates,' a documentary that followed three women inspired to run for office that year. vimeo.com/297156029

#WomenWin elections more than men at multiple levels of office. When looking at Democrats alone, women’s win rates are even higher. Women out-win men in statewide elected executive positions races, too. womenwin.vote

Women of color get less party support than white women, but women of color still out-win their white women counterparts. #womenwin womenwin.vote

Women’s political success extends past their higher rates of winning elections. Women co-sponsor and sponsor more bills than men, and the bills they write or support are more likely to be passed into law. #womenwin womenwin.vote

The number of women in government (and we’re talking all levels of government) isn’t even close to representing the actual numbers of women in the US population. Men of color are vastly underrepresented, too. #womenwin womenwin.vote

Money isn’t everything, but it helps. With the exception of white candidates, women raise less money than men. In 2018, Black women raised about half of what white women House candidates raised. #womenwin womenwin.vote

Read more at this link to see how you can help. womenwin.vote // Produced by @goodfightmedia; Illustrations by Mona Chalabi (@monachalabi); Words by Angelica Puzio (@angelicarozio) #womenwin