The election of Republican Kelly Ayotte as New Hampshire’s governor means 13 women will serve as a state’s chief executive next year, breaking the record of 12 set after the 2022 elections.

Women have led the governments of nearly a third of the countries on Earth as presidents, prime ministers and chancellors.

Editor’s note: this poll contains information from a poll that was shown to be inaccurate based on the actual results of the ...

Fewer women also ran for Congress this year than in the previous two cycles, according to the Center for American Women and ...

As a senator, Ayotte was part of the nation’s first all-female congressional delegation. It was also the first state to have ...

Voters for the first time elected two Black women to serve simultaneously in the Senate and sent an openly transgender ...

Thirteen women will serve as state chief executives next year, breaking the record of 12 set after the 2022 elections.

As the reality of President-elect Donald Trump’s victory begins to settle, LGBTQ+ rights groups and individuals are grappling with the realities of what that means—especially now that he has a ...