Black Hair Matters: The Affirmative Power of Politicians Like Ayanna Pressley and Stacey Abrams
For black women politicians in particular, this heightened attention to appearance means limited choices—and outsized scrutiny—when it comes to how they wear their hair. Read the full article … Read More
Democrat Rebecca Bauer-Kahan Wins East Bay AD16 Race
In a stunning victory, Democrat Rebecca Bauer-Kahan has unseated GOP incumbent Catherine Baker in the East Bay’s 16th Assembly District contest. Baker’s defeat means that Republicans will have no Bay Area representatives in the state Legislature. Read the Full Article… Read More
Four women will sit on San Luis Obispo’s City Council for the first time
Mayor Heidi Harmon was reelected and received 60.65 percent of votes according to the County of San Luis Obispo. Carlyn Christianson was also reelected for San Luis Obispo City Council and received 27.19 percent of votes, followed by Stewart who received 20.93 percent of votes. Read More
How Women Candidates Changed American Politics in 2018
“Thousands of women have upended their lives over the last two years join the army of organizers devoted to changing politics and electing Democrats in the midterms. Women led the opposition to the GOP plan to kill the ACA. Women founded most of the thousands… Read More
12 charts that explain the record-breaking year women have had in politics
“There’s a feeling in the air that women are becoming more politically active in America. But it’s more than that. It’s in the hard data. Here are 12 charts and graphs that explain the seismic change in women’s participation in politics that changed 2018 and could have an impact for… Read More
Hundreds of women candidates are ready to make history
“Emerge was able to train over 500 women to run for office in 2017. The group projects it will train over 600 women by the end of this year.” SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA — Tracking hundreds of women candidates running in races at every level, in every… Read More
Inside the Candidate Bootcamp Where The Future is Indeed Female
More women than ever are running for office—and Emerge America is helping train first-time Democratic candidates how to navigate the political battlefield. … Read More
Bay Area new girls’ network is getting results
“I started Emerge California in 2002 with a few friends to recruit and train Democratic women in the Bay Area to run for office after I became acutely aware of how difficult it was for women to learn how to run.” Bay… Read More