By Francesca Ernst on June 21, 2012
In 1972, the Fortune 500 listed only one woman CEO of note: Katharine Graham of The Washington Post. In those days, if you looked through a list of 100 graduating lawyers, you’d find only seven women. Of 100 doctors, there were nine. Between 1971 and 1973, just 15 of the 535 people elected to Congress were female—less than 3%.
By Francesca Ernst on June 19, 2012
With about 20 meters left in the 3,200, West Liberty-Salem High School junior Meghan Vogel personified the purpose of Title IX in its 40th year.
As Vogel set her eyes on the finish line, her opponent, Arden McMath, started to collapse from fatigue. Instead of leveraging her advantage and immediately passing her, Vogel chose an alternative route. She lifted McMath up and helped carry her across the finish line.
By Sean Wagman on June 14, 2012
By Alison McQuade on June 13, 2012
By Francesca Ernst on June 13, 2012
What a fantastic June for EMILY’s List as primary polls closed in key states and results came pouring in announcing victories for our candidates across the country. We were stoked to see these hardworking, progressive champions of choice move on to November’s general election.
Let’s take a look at the primaries we’ve been tracking:
(drum roll please)
By Francesca Ernst on June 11, 2012
We’re pretty excited for Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01) and Julia Brownley (CA-26) as they celebrate Tuesday’s primary victories. Facing fierce opponents in demanding districts, these women led strong campaigns to pull off amazing wins. In races like these, creating meaningful connections with women voters can often make the difference between victory and defeat. Why? Because when women vote, Democrats win.
By Jenn Addison on June 8, 2012
Last Friday, right here in Washington, D.C., EMILY’s List Political Opportunity Program (POP) held its final candidate training for the 2011-2012 cycle, and I was lucky enough to attend. It’s symbolic that POP had its last training in the District, home to the nation’s legislative, judicial, and executive branches. But this program is about more than the House or Senate, it’s about getting qualified, pro-choice Democratic women ready to wage and win campaigns for state and local offices.
By Emma Chadband on June 7, 2012
Our feminist friends at Jezebel just asked if four of our women candidates could change the face of Congress -- and the answer, of course, is a resounding “YES!”
By Alison McQuade on June 7, 2012
EMILY's List hit the road for our second Majority Council regional conference, this time in Chicago. Nine of our candidates were in attendance - Val Demings, Cheri Bustos, Tarryl Clark, Lois Frankel, Kelda Roys, Joyce Beatty, Joyce Healy-Abrams, Sharen Neuhardt, and Betty Sutton. We were also lucky to be joined by Rep. Gwen Moore and Keynote speaker, Gloria Feldt.
By Alison McQuade on June 6, 2012
Yesterday, the Senate debated whether or not women should be paid equal money for doing the same work as men. It's worth noting that we still don’t know where the GOP’s nominee for President stands on the bill. It’s chilling to think that Mitt Romney, the man who wants to be the leader of the United States – and presumably its women, too – cannot be bothered to state if he supports the Paycheck Fairness Act.