In this “Reflections” episode,Teri and Michael reflect back on episodes on women, gender, and democracy: Episode 103: Jenna Spinelle of the “Democracy Works” podcast on COVID-19, the media, and elections, Episode 105: Jen Senko on “The Brainwashing of My Dad” and right-wing media’s impact on our democracy, Episode 107: Christina Hu on the importance of minority civic engagement to democracy, Episode 109: Erin Vilardi of “Vote Run Lead” on its work to train and elect more women to elected office, and Episode 110: Jordan Zaslow on “Women for the Win” and gender equality in government.

During our conversation, Michael and I touched upon the following resources in our conversation:

• The myth of “voter fraud” and actual statistics
• Republican efforts to suppress voting rights
• Ivanka Trump’s Goya endorsement, now under an ethics investigation
• Andrew Yang’s campaign platforms as it related to diversity in representation
• Kamala Harris and Mindy Kaling bonding over dosa
• McConnell’s proposal for five year corporate immunity
• Judge Ester Salas son’s alleged murderer and his identity as an “anti-feminist” and male supremacist

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