... A new study reveals that when girls see women run for office, they’re more likely to vote when they’re old enough!

According to researchers at the University of Notre Dame:

"When they see women run, young women receive a message about the openness of the political system to people like them and about the capacity of women for politics. They accept this message by storing the information in their memory, perhaps even forgetting the source of the message. Then, when deciding whether to engage in politics themselves, they sample from the messages in their memory storage."

In addition, the researchers found:

"The more examples they have stored of women in public life, the more women might view political participation as appealing and accessible. It is the incidental exposure to women politicians through the normal course of life — a woman senatorial candidate comes up in conversation, a woman running for the House is featured on a billboard — that delivers the message that politics is for women."

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And since we know you're busy, here are our top picks for other "must reads" this month!

• For the woman who aspires to the title of "Mom," Glamour asked, "What if motherhood was considered as ambitious as 'real' work?"
• For the mother whose child negotiates harder than a Fortune 500 CEO, the 2024-25 WPLN Fellows wrote about motherhood and leadership as part of our 2025 #MomsOnTheTrail series: Sarah Harper wrote about motherhood and mentorship; Grace Jackson examined how motherhood shapes leaders; and Jianna Covarelli wrote about America's Founding Mothers.
• For the woman who wants to Remember the Ladies, check out our monthly feature on key moments in women's representation and rights in the past during the month of May.

Click here to read the May 2025 newsletter.