The Women Behind the Men

On this week’s episode of Poll Hub, Kwelina Thompson, Ph.D. candidate in the Department of History at Cornell University, joins the team to talk about her article for the Roper Center blog, “Women and Public Opinion Polling.” What was it really like to be a female pollster in the 1940s and 1950s? Kwelina has the answer.Then, how can people participate in a Marist Poll? It’s a question we get asked a lot. The answer: it’s random. We explain.And, this week Barbara has a fun fact about Earth Day! (Uh oh, Lee’s not going to be happy about this one.)Lastly, don’t forget to check out our series of free, short online courses. It’s called The Marist Poll Academy.  About Poll Hub Poll Hub goes behind the science to explain how polling works, what polls really show, and what the numbers really mean. Poll Hub is produced by the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion, home of America’s leading independent college public opinion poll, The Marist Poll. Lee Miringoff (Director of The Marist College Institute for Public Opinion), Barbara Carvalho (Director of the Marist Poll), and Jay DeDapper (Director of Innovation at the Marist Poll) dig deep to give you a look at the inner workings of polls and what they tell us about our world, our country, and ourselves.