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Debbie Walsh Talks to Amy Davidson About the Challenges Facing Women in Politics

Episode Summary

<p>Other countries, including the United Kingdom, Pakistan, and Liberia, have elected female leaders. <em>The New Yorker’s</em> <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/contributors/amy-davidson">Amy Davidson</a> asks, What’s America’s problem? Debbie Walsh, the director of the Center for American Women and Politics, at Rutgers University, talks with Davidson about some of the structural barriers—and some of the bad advice—that discourage women from running for office.</p>

Episode Notes

Other countries, including the United Kingdom, Pakistan, and Liberia, have elected female leaders. The New Yorker’s Amy Davidson asks, What’s America’s problem? Debbie Walsh, the director of the Center for American Women and Politics, at Rutgers University, talks with Davidson about some of the structural barriers—and some of the bad advice—that discourage women from running for office.