Women Walked the Talk on Tuesday (NY Times)

This article is a brief summary of victories that women candidates had in the recent election. I thought it was especially inspiring to see how far Emily's List has come since Barbara Mikulski was elected into the Senate in 1987. For example, the author mentions:

"Emily’s List endorsed 55 candidates nationwide for Tuesday’s races, and 33 of them won. So far, 13 of its 16 endorsed candidates for the Virginia House of Delegates have won (a couple of them may face runoffs.)"

I also wanted to highlight the author's observations regarding why there was a surge in female candidates:

"That so many women landed on ballots this year was remarkable, but their skills and organizing talent, not their gender, proved most persuasive. Most who won had strong roots in the jurisdictions they now represent. Careers in medicine, education, law, community organizing and other fields equipped them with ideas for tackling issues voters cared most about: health care, guns, criminal justice, opioid addiction."

I think it's important that women are being recognized not because of their gender, but because they are qualified and experienced to serve in office. However, I also think the author kind of downplays the impact that electing underrepresented groups into office can have, including women, minorities, and the LGBTQ community. If you have any thoughts on this or the article in general, please share!

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/10/opinion/women-elections-democrats.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fopinion-editorials