By MELANIE ZANONA 04/02/2019 05:04 AM EDT, Updated 04/02/2019 08:54 AM EDT House Republicans are racing to combat accusations that the party is anti-woman as they face increased pressure on a series of Democratic-backed bills focusing on women’s issues. The GOP, which is still bruised from brutal midterm elections that decimated its ranks of female lawmakers, has…

The pink wave wasn’t very red. by Rebecca Gale Mar 25, 2019 When Elise Stefanik, a Republican member of the House of Representatives looks around the House chamber, she sees a wave of new female faces—nearly all of whom sit on the Democratic side. Of the 102 women who currently serve in the House, all but 13…

House GOP, with few female incumbents following midterms, finds recruiting candidates no simple matter By Kristina Peterson March 13, 2019 10:13 a.m. ET COLUMBIA, S.C.—After an election that left the House with nearly seven times as many Democratic women as GOP women, Republicans on and off Capitol Hill vowed to even out those numbers. But boosting GOP…

by David M. Drucker | March 12, 2019 Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., is pushing fellow Republicans to admit they have a problem and thoroughly re-evaluate their approach to women voters, warning colleagues in Washington that a rocky relationship with this critical bloc is hobbling the party and could prove costly in 2020. The 34-year-old, third-term Republican from…