There are big years, and then there are BIG years, and 2024 was definitely a BIG year for Women Connect4Good. Staying true to our mission and commitment to achieving gender equality and empowering women to lead, we worked throughout the year to live up to our name, amplifying our partners’ voices and extending and expanding
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The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is simple and consists of just 24 words: “Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.” According to the Center for American Progress (CAP), shortly after the 19th Amendment was ratified, first-wave feminist leaders
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As we prepare for the incoming administration, many people are worried about what that looks like and how the changes in Washington could impact their daily lives. For women who have lost reproductive freedoms in recent years or those who are still struggling to get the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) certified, there is pressure to
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How did you feel after the results of the recent election were announced? Depending on who you voted for and how you felt about that vote, you could be wildly cheering, deeply remorseful, or hesitating to feel anything while waiting to see what that outcome really means. If you’re one of the 40% of voters
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While we still haven’t elected a woman to be president in the US, we need to keep the faith and remember that every single advancement women have made has come with its share of setbacks. Progress happens gradually, often by degrees, and it is certainly not linear. With yet another man headed to the Oval
guest post by Tiffany Shlain One of my favorite Rumi poems is: Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there. When the soul lies down in that grass, the world is too full to talk about. Ideas, language, even the phrase “each other” doesn’t make any sense. The
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In the aftermath of a very intense and, yes, very disappointing election cycle, there are some bright spots for women’s leadership. Women outdistanced the 2022 record for most women governors, with one more woman rising in the ranks—Republican Kelly Ayotte was elected as the first female governor of New Hampshire. That means in January, we
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If everything around you seems dark, look again, you may be the light – Rumi The past few days have been difficult. On Election Day, we collectively held our breath, carrying the hopes and dreams of equality and representation in our hearts. However, instead of celebrating, we watched another extraordinarily qualified woman crack—but not break—the
Next week, you have the opportunity to vote, and when you cast your ballot, you will help determine the future direction of our communities, states, and the nation. According to the Center for American Progress (CAP), “votes have impacts beyond the election in which they are cast…elections help determine the course the country takes on
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The United States is a country that follows “the rule of law.” But do we—really? Central to that rule is the Constitution of the United States. Few have read it cover-to-cover, even though it contains only seven articles and 27 certified amendments. The 28th Amendment—ensuring equal rights for all citizens regardless of sex—still languishes in
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