EMILYs List Launches New Podcast to Build on the Momentum of Pro-Choice Democratic Women

For Immediate Release
December 9, 2019
 

EMILYs List Launches New Podcast to Build on the Momentum of Pro-Choice Democratic Women
We Are EMILY, an EMILY's List podcast, offers listeners firsthand insights from women candidates and activists

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, launched a new podcast to highlight the work of pro-choice Democratic women across the country. We Are EMILY, an EMILYs List podcast, features in-depth conversations with women candidates and former candidates, elected officials, and EMILYs List staff with decades of campaign experience. Each episode will also include conversations with celebrities and influencers from EMILYs List's Creative Council detailing the importance of being engaged and how one maximizes their political power.

“EMILYs List is thrilled to offer this new platform to reach more people and tell the stories of the women changing the world,” said EMILYs List President Stephanie Schriock. “We Are EMILY, the podcast, is about the women who feel motivated to stand up for their families and their communities — and we hope our listeners are inspired by their stories as they do the same. As my dear friend, and podcast guest, Stacey Abrams, has said, ‘We are EMILY because we are saving America, we are EMILY because we are stronger together…we are EMILY because we are the future and by god, the future is now.’”

Since the 2016 election, more than 50,000 women have reached out to EMILYs List with interest in running for office. In 2018, we watched women tap into their power like never before and this November, they continued to ignite change in Virginia. Now, EMILYs List has created this podcast to capture the moment and ensure that women running for office isn’t just a wave — but a true sea change — in our culture. The first episode released today features an interview with Secretary Hillary Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, and actress and writer Yvette Nicole Brown. 

We Are EMILY, an EMILY's List podcast, is available across popular streaming services including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Play, and Stitcher. Listen to the first episode and subscribe here.
 
EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, has raised over $600 million to elect pro-choice Democratic women candidates. With a grassroots community of over five million members, EMILY's List helps Democratic women win competitive campaigns – across the country and up and down the ballot – by recruiting and training candidates, supporting strong campaigns, researching the issues that impact women and families, and turning out women voters to the polls. Since our founding in 1985, we have helped elect 150 women to the House, 26 to the Senate, 16 governors, and nearly 1,100 women to state and local office. Nearly 40 percent of the candidates EMILYs List has helped elect to Congress have been women of color. During the historic 2017-2018 cycle, EMILYs List raised a record-breaking $110 million and launched a record independent expenditure campaign. We helped elect 34 new women to the House, including 24 red-to-blue victories; enough seats to have delivered the U.S. House majority alone. Since the 2016 election, more than 50,000 women have reached out to EMILY's List about running for office laying the groundwork for the next decade of candidates for local, state and national offices.