Sunday Show Scorecard, Special “Change” Edition

As the loyal Janes know, we here at CJP watch the Sunday news shows religiously, and then occasionally spend Monday lamenting the preponderance of men in suits the day before.
Today, we report that for the first time in our memories, three African American women appeared as guests on the Sunday Shows, one of whom showed [...]

Sunday Show Scorecard

Every time we do a Sunday Show Scorecard, we get emails from women who say that the gender breakdown on these shows just doesn’t matter.  But we beg to differ.   Women make up the majority of voters, but the conversations this Sunday morning were framed around football (Tom Brokaw, we’re looking at you), stats and [...]

Ladies of the House: Rep. Carolyn Maloney

When Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) was 17, a drunk driver plowed into a car she was riding in. The accident sent the former ballerina to the hospital for six months, with another six months at home in a body cast.
In her new book, “Rumors of our Progress Have been Greatly Exaggerated,” [...]

Sunday Show Scorecard

We had taken a little break from the Sunday Show Scorecard, but felt compelled to bring it back yesterday when we saw the guest lists for this week’s shows. We stand by our belief that if the majority of voters are women, as they are, shouldn’t most of the people talking politics be [...]

Sunday Show Scorecard

If it’s Monday, it’s time for the Sunday Show Scorecard, CJP’s count of the Sundays Shows’ Jane quotients. Let us prepare you for some of the worst results we’ve ever seen. No only did two Sundays have no Janes at all, two others had a lone Jane swimming in a sea [...]

Sunday Show Scorecard

If it’s Monday, it’s time for the Sunday Show Scorecard, CJP’s count of the Sundays Shows’ Jane quotients. The more the Janes, the higher the quotient. It’s so simple, yet….so difficult. Even though 55% of the voters are women, 55% of the people talking about politics on Sunday mornings are [...]

Sunday Show Scorecard

If it’s Monday, it’s time for the Sunday Show Scorecard, CJP’s unchanging reminder that even though 55% of the voters are women, 55% of the people talking about politics on Sunday mornings are not.
If you think we’re starting to sound like a broken record, we agree. (If you’re under 25, [...]

Sunday Show Scorecard

If it’s Monday Tuesday, it’s time for the Sunday Show Scorecard, CJP’s reminder that even though 55% of the voters are women, 55% of the people talking about politics on Sunday mornings sure aren’t.
Does it really matter? We think so. In a year when the women’s vote has determined nearly [...]