New research from TimesUpNow reveals important information about presidential debate topics.
327 million residents, too). Failure to mention such a relevant issue is a massive oversight—though unfortunately also the type of oversight that is endemic to American presidential debates., the anti-harassment organization that more than 300 women, including celebrities like Shonda Rhimes and Meryl Streep, launched in the wake of the post-Harvey Weinstein reckoning, at the start of 2018.
As for how many of those addressed candidates' planned policies to address sexual harassment, that would be zero. Only three questions were related to sexual harassment in general. And yet, according to the Barbara Lee Family Foundation,of voters say that they wouldn't vote for someone who didn't make addressing sexual harassment a priority.
Candidates have occasionally taken it upon themselves to raise such topics without prompting, though only around 20 have mentioned pay equity without being prompted. Of course, they've only been prompted on the issue twice, even though the statistics are staggering: Women in America are paid an average of 80 cents for every dollar paid to men. For Latinas, that number drops down all the way to 53 cents.
It would be impossible to touch on every issue during a debate, particularly with such a crowded stage. But this time around, too much was left out. Over the course of three hours, not a single question was posed about the existential threat of climate change. Nor was there a single question about sexual harassment or pay equity, even though this is the first presidential election cycle since the
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