How gender is playing out in the race for New Jersey governor

New polling shows that women are essential to U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill’s single-digit lead in the New Jersey governor’s race. A Quinnipiac University poll shows Sherrill, the Democratic nominee, ahead ...

New Fox News Poll Shows Jack Ciattarelli Down 7 Points Days Before Election

The election stands as one of the nation’s most closely watched races, with implications for national party strategy and ...
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Study ranks women's equality across all 50 states. Here's where New Jersey stands

New Jersey is the eighth-worst state for women's equality in the United States in 2025, according to a recently published study by WalletHub. "Women's rights in the U.S. have made leaps and bounds ...

A legal loophole allowed New Jersey women to vote a century before suffrage

In 1797 the “petticoat band” showed up to vote for the New Jersey state legislature, but only on a technicality. Their impact ...