<p>1992 was hailed as the "Year of the Woman" for the record number of female candidates elected to national office. Today, a wave of women candidates, many inspired by the results of the 2016 election and emboldened by the #MeToo movement, may help Democrats retake the White House. On The Takeaway, Fridays, we look back at the institutional forces that kept women from political representation for centuries and the burgeoning efforts to tip back the balance of power.</p>

The Takeaway

She's Running! Women in Politics, Tipping Back the Balance of Power


Justice

In New York City, lawyers make all the difference for immigrant detainees facing deportation

Election 2016

These elected officials are among the few who were born outside the US

Jack Shaheen, a Lebanese-American academic, challenged stereotypes of Arabs and Middle Easterners in movies and television.

Culture

This man spent his life challenging stereotypes of Arabs in film and television

What to say when you’re Asian American and someone calls you ‘exotic’

Books

Would Superman be a DACA recipient?

Media

A news organization that insisted on inclusive journalism is closing its doors

Remixed book covers imagine a young adult book series that confronts racism

Yes, they came as refugees, but on ‘Queen Sugar’ this family from Vietnam gets to be so much more

‘Crazy Rich Asians’ is a big win for Asian American representation in Hollywood — but what about Singaporean representation?

representation