Stepping up and Standing Out: Women’s Political Participation in 2024
In Person
The New Hampshire Institute of Politics is pleased to offer the special program "Stepping up and Standing Out: Women’s Political Participation in 2024" in partnership with the Nackey S. Loeb School of Communications.
Betsy Fischer Martin joins the Institute to discuss the recent poll of women voters conducted by Benenson Strategy Group for AU Women & Politics Institute and the Barbara Lee Family Foundation. The public opinion survey looks at women’s political participation and the outlook for 2024 – what issues matter most, who do they trust to solve problems and how the state of the economy is impacting their lives. And as the race for the White House takes shape, what qualities do women want to see in a candidate?
Following her remarks, Ms. Fischer Martin will join Jennifer Lucas, Professor of Politics at Saint Anselm College, for a moderated discussion with audience members.
Free and open to the public with advance registration.
5:30 p.m. Welcome reception, light refreshments
6-7:00 p.m. Speaker Program
Contact Information
Ann Camann
603-222-4103
Betsy Fischer Martin is an Emmy-winning journalist and former TV news executive. Currently she is the Executive Director of the Women & Politics Institute at American University and a faculty member in the School of Public Affairs where she teaches courses on campaigns and elections. During her earlier career in television news, she spent 23 years at NBC News starting as a college intern and later serving as the longtime Executive Producer of “Meet the Press with Tim Russert” and as the Managing Editor of NBC News Political Programming. She is the President of the Washington DC Chapter of the International Women’s Forum and serves on the Board of Directors of the National Press Club’s Journalism Institute and the International Advisory Council of APCO Worldwide.
Jennifer C. Lucas is Professor of Politics at Saint Anselm College, where she teaches courses on gender and politics, and legislative politics. She holds a PhD from the University of Maryland-College Park. Her research has on the role of gender in shaping elections and representation has appeared in Politics & Gender, Politics & Groups and Identities, and American Politics Research.
