Emerge California Announces New Executive Director and Director of Development
Emerge California Announces New Executive Director and Director of Development San Francisco – Emerge California, California’s premier training program for progressive Democratic women who want to run for office, kicked off the Class of 2019 Training Program by welcoming two… Read More
Lilly Ledbetter Talks Ambition, Equal Pay, and Women in Politics
Lilly Ledbetter Talks Ambition, Equal Pay, and Women in Politics Ahead of the Tory Burch Foundation’s Embrace Ambition Event Last year, the Tory Burch Foundation held its first-ever Embrace Ambition Summit with the likes of Margaret Atwood, Lindsey Vonn, and Yara Shahidi, who each spoke about women’s rights, confronting… Read More
‘We will keep fighting’: inside the push to put Democratic women in power for the long haul
The 2018 midterm elections saw a record number of women elected to Congress. Now, women are organising to make the ‘moment’ into a movement Just days after the most female freshman class in American history was sworn into the 116th Congress in January, the next wave of aspiring women… Read More
Celebrating women in politics: 10 books you need to read for Women’s History Month
This March we celebrate Women’s History Month, commemorating the lives, legacies, and contributions of women around the world. Since the inception of the women’s suffrage movement at Seneca Falls in 1848, we have seen a significant increase in women’s involvement in politics and the fight for women’s rights. It is… Read More
Videos About Emerge California
About Emerge California Videos With alumnae: Oakland Mayor — Libby Schaaf California State Board of Equalization Member — Malia Cohen San Luis Obispo Mayor —… Read More
Rep. John Lewis Talks to Rep. Lauren Underwood
The youngest Black woman to ever serve in Congress, Rep, Lauren Underwood, and civil rights hero Rep. John Lewis sat down to learn from one another, and pass the torch of Black leadership. … Read More
Record-breaking wins by female candidates in 2018 inspiring more to run
“Assistant Professor of Political Science at Rutgers University and Scholar at the Center for American Women and Politics, Kelly Dittmar and the Director of Progressive Programming for Sirius XM, Zerlina Maxwell join Chris Jansing to discuss the factors at play behind the surge of women candidates in 2019… Read More
Rolling Stone Features Democratic ‘Women Shaping The Future’ As Cover Stars
The publication shared extensive interviews with each of the four lawmakers…House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), alongside freshman Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Jahana Hayes (D-Conn.) … Read More
Black History Month Spotlight: Erica Stewart
Erica Stewart, Emerge California ’18 As the newest City Council member for San Luis Obispo, many have asked me what I think about being the first African-American woman female council person in our city. I’m honored to be part of the nationwide wave bringing more women and more ethnic diversity… Read More
Nancy Pelosi and the New Voices of the House
“Nancy Pelosi, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar and Jahana Hayes on what brought them to Washington, their message to President Trump, and more.” VIEW VIDEO… Read More