## Debate Watching with a Gender Lens **Prepare for the 2024 Presidential Debates with CAWP's Nonpartisan Guide** The 2024 presidential debates are on the horizon, and the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP) is here to help you watch them with a gender lens. We've put together a nonpartisan guide to help you understand the role of gender in the debates and how to critically analyze the candidates' positions on issues that affect women and families. ### Why is it important to watch the debates with a gender lens? * Women make up over half of the population, and their voices and perspectives are often underrepresented in political discourse. * The debates are a crucial opportunity for candidates to share their views on the issues that matter most to women and families. * By watching the debates with a gender lens, you can help ensure that the candidates' positions are fully understood and evaluated. ### How can you watch the debates with a gender lens? * **Pay attention to the candidates' language.** The way candidates talk about women and families can reveal their underlying beliefs and values. For example, do they use inclusive language? Do they talk about women as equal partners in society? * **Evaluate the candidates' policy proposals.** What policies do the candidates support that would benefit women and families? How would their policies impact women's economic security, health, and safety? * **Consider the candidates' personal experiences.** The candidates' own experiences with gender can shape their views on the issues. For example, have they ever experienced discrimination or harassment? Have they been a caregiver for a loved one? ### What are some key issues to watch for in the 2024 debates? * **Economic security.** Women are more likely than men to live in poverty, and they face unique challenges in the workplace. What policies do the candidates support to address these challenges? * **Health care.** Women have different health care needs than men, and they often face barriers to accessing care. What policies do the candidates support to improve women's health care? * **Violence against women.** One in three women in the United States has experienced sexual violence. What policies do the candidates support to prevent and respond to violence against women? * **Reproductive rights.** Women have the right to make decisions about their own bodies, including whether or not to have an abortion. What policies do the candidates support to protect reproductive rights? * **Caregiving.** Women are more likely than men to provide unpaid care for children, elderly parents, and other loved ones. What policies do the candidates support to make caregiving more affordable and accessible? ### Conclusion The 2024 presidential debates are an important opportunity to hear from the candidates on the issues that matter most to women and families. By watching the debates with a gender lens, you can help ensure that the candidates' positions are fully understood and evaluated.
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