2018 Election Archives - Page 3 of 8

Powerful Women Turned the Tide on Tuesday

When you combine the power of women candidates and women voters, there is nothing we can’t achieve. The 2018 midterms proved that.

Women Have Already Won

Erin Vilardi

We should be proud of what we have accomplished during this election for women and for the future of our democracy.

My Vote, My Voice, Our History

Rebekah Bell

I’m voting today to honor those who went before me and fought, tooth and nail, to ensure that I could. And I’m voting to make sure their vision of a more just and equal world gets a little closer to becoming a reality.

Why it Matters When Women Lead in Politics—and Why You Should Vote

Pat Mitchell

For too long, gender has determined who holds the decision-making power in this country and around the world—and that needs to change.

“When They Go Low, We Go Vote!”

Brock Colyar

100,000 people marched to the polls in Chicago ahead of the midterm elections. Across the country, feminists today are doing the same.

Feminists Must Think of the Courts When They Cast Their Ballots

Nan Aron

Much is at risk in the age of Trump, from reproductive rights to equal pay to protections for survivors of sexual assault and those face employment discrimination. One way or another, these issues all find their way to the federal courts—and the future of those courts is on the ballot Tuesday.

Confronting Racism on the Campaign Trail

Miranda Martin

In advance of the midterm elections, racist attacks on voting rights are threatening to silence people of color across the country. For candidates of color, however, the tensions around race in America have reached a much more dangerous fever pitch.

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More Than Just One Year of the Woman

Lucina Di Meco

By ensuring that strong, connected and resourceful political networks for women remain in place far after the midterms are over, we’ll pave the way for far more than just another year of the woman.

Young People Nationwide Will #WalkOutToVote on Election Day

Miranda Martin

A new collective of youth-led organizations wants to see the largest midterm youth turnout in U.S. history this November. To make it happen, they’re organizing walkouts across the country that will turn into marches to the polls.

Planned Parenthood Strikes Back: Preparing for the Worst in the Wake of Kavanaugh’s Confirmation

Miranda Martin

Planned Parenthood isn’t waiting to see if the worst has yet to come for Roe v. Wade in the wake of Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court. Instead, they’re planning to launch a multi-million dollar, nationwide campaign to ensure that abortion remains accessible—even if the landmark decision legalizing it nationwide is overturned. Kavanaugh’s confirmation to […]

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