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In an op-ed for PRWeek, Atalanta Founder & Executive Chair, Eva Barboni, highlighted the lessons that PR pros and issue-advocacy campaigners can learn from the Conservative Party leadership contest.
6 September 2024
As the UK heads to the polls this Thursday, 4 July, Atalanta's Chief Executive Officer, Elizabeth Ames reflected on both the Labour and Conservative campaign successes and missteps so far, and warned that even if Labour wins a significant majority, this may be no guarantee of long-term political success.
2 July 2024
Atalanta’s recent leadership transition has been covered by political and sector press as an example of a successful strategic leadership transition by an agency.
16 May 2024
Our Chief Operating Officer, Elizabeth Ames, joined the Democracy Sausage podcast to discuss the legacy of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the state of the race for the leadership of the Conservative Party.
22 July 2022
Financial Times columnist Pilita Clark interviewed our Chief Operating Officer, Elizabeth Ames, on the parallels between the recent success of the Acting Your Age campaign in the United Kingdom, and the election victories of the 'Teal' independent political candidates in the recent Australian election.
17 June 2022
Our Chief Operating Officer Elizabeth Ames sat down with The Financial Times’ Robert Shrimsley to dissect the results of the recent Australian election—and explore the lessons that Britain’s Conservative Party should take from Morrison’s failed campaign.
26 May 2022
Atalanta COO Elizabeth Ames was recently featured in an episode of BroadTalk with Virginia Haussegger AM—a podcast which looks at politics, policy, and leadership through a feminist lens.
6 May 2021
The work we do at Atalanta has never been more urgent. Our CEO and COO recently spoke with Politico about how we can overcome the barriers to women in public leadership.
18 March 2021
Stylist Magazine published an article last Friday investigating why women MPs are standing down ahead of the UK General Election on December 12. Exploring the reasons behind their decisions and the recent media coverage of the issue, Stylist asked Atalanta CEO, Eva Barboni, her thoughts.
19 November 2019
Campaigns & Elections published a piece from Atalanta Founder & CEO Eva Barboni, highlighting how women candidates in Europe and the United States are changing the campaign playbook when it comes to discussing gender.
5 December 2018
In an interview with Shelagh Fogarty on LBC, Atalanta Founder & CEO Eva Barboni highlighted the findings from Atalanta’s report, (Anti)Social Media: The benefits and pitfalls of digital for female politicians, released in partnership with BrandsEye.
23 March 2018
Speaking on KSRO Radio, Atalanta Founder & CEO Eva Barboni discussed the gendered nature of online abuse targeting women politicians, and how it is often aimed at attacking their credibility as leaders.
21 March 2018
In an interview for Channel 4 News, Eva Barboni, Founder & CEO of Atalanta, describes the impact that sexism and abuse on social media is having on women candidates.
20 March 2018
“It’s tempting to see this [online abuse] as just a technological problem that social media companies bear the responsibility to address” writes Atalanta Founder & CEO Eva Barboni in a recent op-ed for The Hill. Based on findings from Atalanta’s most recent report, the op-ed addresses the impact of online abuse on female politicians.
20 March 2018
Fox News ran an op-ed from Atalanta Founder & CEO Eva Barboni, highlighting the impact that online abuse of female politicians has on both the politicians themselves and on our broader democratic systems. The piece cites a recent report released by Atalanta, in collaboration with BrandsEye.
19 March 2018
Online abuse is “not just the cost of doing politics”, Atalanta Founder & CEO Eva Barboni writes in an op-ed for Apolitical, a global network for public servants. Highlighting the scale and impact of online harassment for women politicians, which is underpinned by findings from Atalanta’s latest report, she explores possible solutions for a host of stakeholders.
15 March 2018
Stylist reports on one of the newest hurdles to recruiting more women politicians: online harassment. Citing Atalanta’s recent report, “(Anti)Social Media: The Benefits and Pitfalls of Digital for Female Politicians”, Stylist details the impact of online abuse, and the toll it takes on candidates and our democracy.
14 March 2018
Citing Atalanta’s recent (Anti)Social Media report, Campaigns & Elections reported on the need for political consultants working with female candidates to develop effective digital strategies: Reinforcing what many female practitioners and office holders know from experience, the study found that women in public office were more likely than their male counterparts to receive criticism based on their “physical appearance and family life.”
14 March 2018
In a piece by Guto Harri, GQ highlighted the findings from Atalanta’s report on online harassment and sexism against female political leaders, explaining what they mean for male politicians: “Play the ball not the man.” That’s what rugby players are taught from an early age and rugby is a pretty rough sport.
13 March 2018
The Guardian highlighted Atalanta’s recent findings about how male and female political leaders receive different treatment on social media: A new piece of research looks at the way that female and male leaders are treated on social media.
13 March 2018
In an op-ed for The Times, Bethany Wheatley, a contributor to Atalanta’s recent report “(Anti)Social Media: The Benefits and Pitfalls of Digital for Female Politicians”, highlights practical steps women politicians can take to mitigate problems of online harassment.
13 March 2018
Reuters and Thomson Reuters Foundation News have highlighted the impact that online abuse has on women politicians, drawing from Atalanta’s new report, “(Anti)Social Media: The Benefits and Pitfalls of Digital for Female Politicians”.
13 March 2018
Politico reports on the abuse that female politicians—UK Prime Minister Theresa May in particular—face online, citing Atalanta’s new report, released in collaboration with BrandsEye: “(Anti)Social Media: The Benefits and Pitfalls of Digital for Female Politicians”.
13 March 2018
In an op-ed for Thomson Reuters Foundation News on International Women's Day, Atalanta Founder & CEO Eva Barboni argues that in order to achieve gender parity in politics, we need to focus less on fairness and more on why women can win.
8 March 2018
Atalanta Founder & CEO Eva Barboni went on CNBC Africa's "Power Lunch" to discuss how to get more women into politics in Africa and around the world.
2 February 2018
Atalanta Founder & CEO Eva Barboni highlights the lesson that political parties around the world should be learning from "Oprah-mania" on CNBC: Off the back of a powerful Golden Globes speech, Oprah Winfrey has sparked feverish "will she or won't she" speculation about a potential presidential bid in 2020.
18 January 2018
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