This roundtable brings to light what we might already know via anecdotal evidence-the fading recognition of Black Women … in political science research. However, it leaves us wondering how do we study Black women? When Black women are the … better suited for unearthing and explaining Black women's experiences as political and social actors? And, finally what new …

Black women vote at consistently high rates during elections in the United States. States, however, have excluded Black … women from voting by regulating when a person convicted of a crime may be eligible to vote. These efforts are known as … women, criminal law intersects with civil rights to bar their involvement in the electoral process.By reconceptualizing …

, the joint effect of CEDAW and democracy does not seem to create any significant impact on women’s political and economic … rights, nor does CEDAW or democracy alone affect any dimension of the women’s rights. These results indicate that … Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) on women’s rights. By measuring commitments to CEDAW based on reservations made by states, this …