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
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