This now-empty building serves as a physical reminder of what can happen when we sit Election Day out, Candice Helfand-Rogers writes.
Political Engagement
No, Women Should Not Shut Up Just Because Their Opinions Challenge Your Own
Chappell Roan came under fire for not endorsing Kamala Harris. Shouting down young women with genuine concerns isn’t a flex of progressive solidarity, Candice Helfand-Rogers writes.
Harris Campaign Appoints New Climate Engagement Director
As Environmental Awareness Month kicks off, Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign has appointed longtime activist Camila Thorndike to lead its climate-change charge.
Older Women, Worried About Financial Future, Are Key Voting Bloc
With the state of Social Security looking grim, senior women voters could be swayed by the candidate who seems most likely to right the ship, AARP says.
Women Aren’t Running for Office Like They Used To. The Reason Makes Perfect Sense
A new study from nonprofit She Should Run suggests that unpaid labor and elevated stress levels have rendered women too exhausted to take on political campaigns.
Her Daily Newsletter Presents Both Sides of Today’s Biggest Issues
Annafi Wahed started her political newsletter after the 2016 eElection in a bid to bridge the gap between left and right.
Want to Support an Assault Weapons Ban? Katie Couric Will Show You How
The award-winning journalist took just seven minutes out of her day to call two senators and a representative – and wants you to do the same.
Alicia Keys, Brandi Carlile Make ‘Beautiful Noise’ During Turbulent Time
The two singers released an uplifting song that continues to resonate after the election.
Michelle Obama to Unregistered Voters: ‘We’ve Only Got 100 Days Left’
The former first lady urges voter registration in a new video from When We All Vote, the nonpartisan group she co-chairs.
Stacey Abrams Urges Young Democrats to ‘Change Georgia’ in 2018
Running Women: The Georgia governor hopeful is wooing young activists with an “unapologetically and authentically progressive” agenda and the promise that she’ll be an ear in the capitol.
Election 2017: U.S. Women Run Races Big and Small
Voters around the U.S. take to the polls on Tuesday. We take a look at women appearing on ballots from Virginia to Washington state — and explain why these off-year, mostly state and local races matter.
Effects of Shutdown Felt at NAWBO Conference
The SBA was a no-show and female government contractors expressed concerns the stalemate could hurt business.
An Upside to the “War on Women”?
Women’s issues have been all over the media lately, and not for all the right reasons. Birth control, abortion rights, the Rush Limbaugh Sandra Fluke ‘slut’ comment controversy, Hilary Rosen’s comments on Ann Romney never working a day in her life.