Equity Ripples: Diversity Of Elected Officials Lags Behind Population Changes
“Just the fact that seeing someone do a job that maybe no one in your family had done before, it plants a seed (that) this could be a career pathway, a career in public service could be sustaining.” —Melanie Ramil Executive Director, Emerge California … Read More
Political Animals
Political Animals celebrates the legendary civil rights victories of the first four openly gay elected California state politicians – all women — Carole Migden, Sheila Kuehl, Jackie Goldberg, and Christine Kehoe. It documents the tough struggles they endured and the compromises they made, while celebrating their pioneering success in the… Read More
Gender Gap Closes When Everyone’s on the Ballot, Study Shows
“The research found that in large part, women and people of color in 2018 were as likely to win their elections as white men, once they were on the ballot…’White men’s electability advantage is a myth. When reflective candidates are on the ballot, they win as often as white men.’… Read More
Women of Color Can Make or Break the Presidential Race
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Emerge California Announces Groundbreaking Child Care Initiative
Emerge California Announces Groundbreaking Child Care Initiative The Child Care Initiative will offer child care grants to women during their candidate training program… Read More
Motherhood Is a Political Category — And you’re not wrong to feel disenfranchised by it
Motherhood is a political category because it puts its workers at an automatic disadvantage, which is almost always steepest among those who are already oppressed. This means that one-half of the workforce must be coerced into performing domestic… Read More
Emerge California’s Child Care Initiative
Emerge California’s Child Care Initiative Support our effort to raise $15,000 in 15 days to ensure that women have the resources to succeed as California’s next political leaders … Read More
Who Is Cori Bush? ‘Knock Down The House’ Features Four Powerful Women In Politics Today
Women are at the forefront of change in politics, paving the way for more young women who aspire to affect political change. One groundbreaking candidate featured in the new Netflix documentary, Knock Down the House may not have won in the midterms but you better believe that won’t deter her. Read More
Black Women Are Taking Their Political Power to the Podcast World
Mainstream media have provided few spaces for black women to discuss politics, but A’shanti F. Gholar is joining a growing group of women of color podcasters who hope to provide more such spaces, with her new podcast The Brown Girls Guide To Politics. Photo: Courtesy of A’shanti F. Read More
Moms Are Fighting To Use Campaign Funds For Child Care
Child care is one of the main obstacles mothers contend with when considering whether to run for office, said A’shanti Gholar, the political director of Emerge America. Moms Are Fighting To Use Campaign Funds For Child Care Child care is a key barrier preventing women… Read More