FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | APRIL 22, 2025
Ms. Magazine’s Women & Democracy platform is a one-stop-shop for connecting experts on issues related to gender and right-wing extremism and violence, attacks on democracy, and the rise of authoritarianism in the U.S. and around the globe.
Now, Ms. has joined forces with Groundswell Fund and Groundswell Action Fund to issue a new specialty site, Gender & Democracy, featuring the work of Groundswell grantees and partners in the effort to champion inclusive democracy. Among the stories you’ll find: in their own words, reflections by and accomplishments of grassroots and local leaders, women of color, Indigenous women, and trans and gender-expansive people whose organizing and work is supported by Groundswell. By amplifying this chorus of voices—and the solutions advanced, communities served, challenges faced, and victories won—the Ms. x Groundswell site demonstrates the myriad ways intersectional organizing makes a difference in advancing democratic principles.
Click here to explore the project and read essays from five grantees, live now. Additionally, a new grantee essay will be featured every other week for at least the rest of the year.
Questions or press queries about the project can be directed to Ms. magazine at press@msmagazine.com.
About Ms. magazine: Founded in 1972 and published by the Feminist Majority Foundation since 2001, Ms. has been a trusted, popular source for feminist news and information in print and online for over 50 years. Ms.’s time-honored traditions of an emphasis on in-depth investigative reporting and feminist political analysis have never been more relevant, bringing a new generation of writers and readers together to share news, analysis, research and strategies for fighting back and moving forward, for shaping the future.
About Groundswell Fund and Groundswell Action Fund: Groundswell Fund is one of the largest funders of women of color-led organizing in the United States and of the Reproductive Justice (RJ) Movement. Groundswell has spent nearly two decades building an irrigation system to resource social justice movements—a channel into which individual donors and foundations can pour resources to reach vital work at the grassroots. Established in 2017, Groundswell Action Fund, a 501(c)(4), is one of the nation’s leading electoral funds centering women and gender-expansive persons of color-led electoral organizing.
