It is a groan-worthy platitude that American politics is dominated by old men. The United States ranks 75th in the world for women’s representation in government, with women comprising only 25 percent of the Senate and 23 percent of the House. But increasingly, candidates from outside the “Old Boys’ Club” are challenging outdated notions of what an American leader should look like. The power of young women, and the obstacles they face to actualizing that power, remain under-evaluated and unresolved in a country that has yet to elect a woman president. In “Girls Girls Girls,” we explore the potential of young women to shape American and global politics, giving them the analytical attention popular media often fails to.
