The most diverse pool of Democratic presidential candidates has left out one vital campaign issue: gender mainstreaming.
Instead of sidelining gender into individual policies around women’s and reproductive rights, or paid family leave, the candidates (and the debate moderators) need to mainstream other election issues such as Social Security, healthcare, higher education, the middle class, criminal justice, immigration, international trade, Wall Street, strengthening democracy and election integrity, LGBTQ+ rights, venture capital and entrepreneurship, GDP and economic growth, and binding arbitration so that we can prevent policies from adversely impacting half of the population, women (or men), as well as strengthen our democracy and economy.