By LAUREN HOLTER, Bustle While a record number of Democratic women were elected to the U.S. House in the midterm election, the GOP’s gender gap actually worsened. The Republican congresswoman from New York who was previously the youngest woman ever elected to Congress has vowed to help more Republican women make it to Capitol Hill —…
BUSTLE: Rep. Elise Stefanik’s Tweet About The GOP’s Gender Gap In Congress Is A Clap Back Master Class
Feb 20
GLAMOUR: There Are Just 13 Republican Women in Congress. One Sounds the Alarm: ‘We Are at a Crisis Level’
Feb 20
By Mattie Kahn February 20, 2019 Republicans elected one new woman to the House of Representatives in 2018. Rep. Elise Stefanik knows she has to help the GOP improve on that dismal number in 2020. Elise Stefanik entered the House of Representatives in 2015. At the time, the Republican from New York was just 30 and the youngest woman…
NPR: Republican Congresswoman Warns GOP Leaders Of Gender ‘Crisis’
Jan 23
By Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR New York Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik is deeply worried about her party. “We are facing a crisis level of Republican women in Congress,” Stefanik said on Thursday, noting that there are only 13 Republican women in the U.S. House, down from 23 last session. Stefanik stepped down as House Republicans’ recruitment…
ROLL CALL: Stefanik launches PAC to boost female candidates, now with GOP leadership support
Jan 23
By Simone Pathé, Roll Call Republicans have trouble electing women. And for at least one afternoon in Washington, everyone recognized that problem. House GOP leadership, consultants, members and former candidates all showed up Thursday to a five-hour confab just off Capitol Hill to help New York Rep. Elise Stefanik launch her rebranded leadership PAC, which will be…
