You’re Invited: May 15 Zoom with VA State + House candidates

Democrats have been notching victories and landing blows for democracy in a string of special elections this spring.  Now, we’re shifting focus to the next battleground: Virginia. All 100 House of Delegates districts plus the governor’s, lieutenant governor’s and attorney...

Community Counts, Vol. 2

Welcome back to our new periodic community newsletter, where you’ll get a glimpse into what the greater WomenCount community is reading, watching and listening to as we make our way through Trump’s second term.  Tuesday marked the first 100 days...

Happy anniversary to us—celebrating 10 years of WomenCount

When we launched the WomenCount donation platform 10 years ago, we had two goals: Make political giving more personal and strategic and involve more women in the process—as both candidates and donors.  But the whole history of our organization actually...

Another blow to women mayors + the next city primary

Yesterday, Oakland, California residents went to the polls to elect their next mayor and—with former Rep. Barbara Lee on the ballot—it looked like we were on the cusp of seeing a woman take power in one of the country’s largest...

Ride the momentum, Part 2

The blowout win in Wisconsin last week, Cory Booker’s heroism, and the massive protests over the weekend are giving new momentum to Democratic campaigns, especially this year’s contests in Virginia.  But there are also women gearing up in some of...

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Democratic voters pummeled MAGA Tuesday, elevating Judge Susan Crawford to the Wisconsin Supreme Court over her Republican opponent by 10 percentage points. The turnout bleed continued down south, where Republicans in two Florida House districts notched victories, but at only half the...

You’ve heard of Equal Pay Day—now meet Equal Political Giving Day

As we celebrate Women’s History Month every March, we also recognize two days that symbolize women’s continued fight for equality: International Women’s Day and Equal Pay Day—the day of the year that a woman’s earnings would theoretically equal what a...