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
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
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
Ask a Senator: How does Bolivia have such a high representation of women in politics, and why is it important to include women’s voices in politics?
Including women’s voices in politics is a starting point of a process to question the privileges and biases that exist, based on gender and social class. It’s a process to break down the patriarchy that frames the construction of this State. Power has been traditionally wielded and preserved by men. Read More
Motherhood was once a campaign liability. The 2020 female candidates are making it an asset
As an unprecedented number of women launch their campaigns for the presidency, the female Democratic 2020 candidates are putting their experiences as mothers front and center, speaking candidly about juggling parenting and work. Read More
In SF, a warm welcome home for newly elected House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
“At the packed event attended by San Francisco Mayor London Breed, incoming state Board of Equalization member Malia Cohen, incoming state Treasurer Fiona Ma and others, Pelosi touched on themes of faith, hope, redemption and love.” Read the Full Article Emerge… Read More
US enters new phase as women change the face of Congress
Record 102 women will be sworn into House as balance of power shifts in Washington, and Nancy Pelosi is expected to make history as speaker again Read the Full Article… Read More
A Woman’s Place is in the House
“On November 6, 2018, 35 new women were elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, making this incoming class the most diverse by race and gender in the body’s 230-year history. They join nearly 70 women incumbents, resulting in over 100 women representatives…photographer Christelle de Castro… Read More