Tuesday, November 13, 2012

What The 2012 Election Would Have Looked Like Without Universal Suffrage

These five maps look at how the 2012 election would have played out before everyone could vote.

Map 1: 1850
Before 1870, only white men could vote. Here's how the election would have looked before the 15th Amendment.


Check out the other four at Buzzfeed. (Thanks, Olivia)

Why Women Aren’t C.E.O.s, According to Women Who Almost Were

"It’s not a pipeline problem. It’s about loneliness, competition and deeply rooted barriers." Read more in the NYT .