The business case for women leadership has been built and verified multiple times—businesses are more profitable when there are more women in top leadership positions and serving on the boards. The studies point directly to the bottom line and credit it to increased productivity, better use of resources, and solution-driven strategies. So, when people complain
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Women are motivated to get things done. Even though they seldom receive credit for the work they do. The women who decide to run for office do so with their cause and district in mind, and once they’re elected, they do what they can to represent their constituents. They must be passionate about their purpose
The fight to get congressional attention for the Wild Horse and Burro Protection Act just got a boost in momentum with the help of Diane Lane, the actress who achieved success in animal abuse protection with the Shark Fin Trade Elimination Act of 2017. Diane offered to help Ashley Avis, founder of the Wild Beauty
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We’re off and running on another election cycle. The Republican presidential primary officially kicks things off on January 15 with the Iowa caucuses, followed by New Hampshire on January 23. With former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley running for the top spot and Vice President Kamala Harris running for re-election with President Biden, women political
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Across the nation, 93,000 ballot races this November could impact the future of women’s rights, transgender rights, and reproductive freedoms. Now, perhaps more than any other time, it’s imperative for us all to stand together and make our voices heard. Why now? Women’s significant underrepresentation in decision-making roles at every level persists. The result is
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Heidi Sieck is a civic entrepreneur and a powerful advocate for reproductive freedom and gender equality. As founder and chief empowerment officer of #VoteProChoice, Heidi has created a platform that arms voters with comprehensive information about candidates’ stances not only on reproductive rights, but also on the broader issues of healthy communities and economic equity
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With so much going on in the world today, it’s hard to determine which issue(s) will drive voters in the upcoming midterms, and who they will choose to represent them. Young women (ages 18-29) in battleground states are motivated in large part by women’s rights – namely abortion and the Equal Rights Amendment – and
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The midterms are underway, and across the country women are taking center stage and running for everything from local school boards and city councils to the US Senate. However, many of them are finding themselves in the crosshairs of online abusers spreading disinformation–spreading half-truths, exaggerations, and outright lies–to knock them out of their races. According
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History was made on April 7, 2022, when a bipartisan group of Senators confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court of the United States. The momentous vote was presided over by Vice President Kamala Harris, our nation’s first Black female vice president, and witnessed by members of the Congressional Black Caucus. Black female
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Women Lead Arkansas (WLA) is empowering women and girls to engage in politics, policy, and leadership. The non-partisan 501c3 formed after a group of friends got together to complain about how politicians were trying to restrict women’s access to birth control. They felt like they were losing ground on a basic human right. As they
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