Hi, this is Annie.

And this is Bridget.

And you're listening to Stuff Mom Never Told You.

And we have an update for you today on the year of the woman.

Year of the woman.

It's actually good news this time.

Oh good.

That's always fun.

Women are winning big in primaries all over the country.

I don't know if it's too soon to actually declare this the year of the woman, but it's

looking pretty good.

Mm-hmm.

Of the 92 women who participated in the eight primaries back in early June, at least 36

of them have emerged victorious.

Women are likely to be elected as governor for the first time in Iowa and South Dakota,

and for the first time in nearly five decades in Alabama, according to Gender Watch 2018,

a project of the Center for American Women in Politics at Rutgers University.

Women are also poised to make significant progress in house races.

Iowa, for example, may elect its first-ever Congresswoman and new Mexico may elect the

country's first Native American Congresswoman, Deb Holland.

More than 500 women have so far filed to run for office in primaries this year, according

to the Center for American Women in Politics.

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