Debate moderators need to #AskAboutAbortion

During the next Democratic debate on Tuesday, October 15, we need to hear a question about women’s rights. It’s true: We’ve had three rounds of debates so far, and barely any mention of the specific issues that most deeply affect...

30 days until we flip Virginia!

With the news swirling constantly around impeachment, it's easy to forget: Election Day 2019 is one month away, and momentum is building to flip Virginia’s House and Senate on Nov. 5! According to the Washington Post, voter registration is surging...

Imagine impeachment with a Democratic Senate

Imagine how different our conversation about impeachment would be right now if we had a Democratic Senate. There would be no way for Senate Republicans to cover for Donald Trump’s lawlessness—if he’s impeached, we’d remove him from office. Now, imagine...

A Tipping Point on Impeachment

We’re at a tipping point on impeachment. Late last week, a whistleblower complaint revealed that Donald Trump is again attempting to collude with a foreign power to damage a political opponent. Since then, 13 more Democrats have come out in...

Impeachment

Yesterday effectively kicked off the very first impeachment hearing in the House Judiciary Committee. Trump’s close confidant and former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski was the first—and so far only—witness to testify, and no bombshells were dropped. But it’s clear the...

From the top to the bottom of the ticket, women are transforming campaigns

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s departure from the presidential race means there will be only three women on a debate stage of 10 this Thursday. But we can’t forget: What’s happening is historic. Only four years ago it seemed like a stretch...

Election Day 2019 is 62 days away

It’s officially election season for the off-year! We’re 62 days away from Election Day 2019—on Nov. 5. Labor Day is the signal for campaigns to step up their outreach and fundraising for the two-month final stretch, and that’s why we...

Thank you Sen. Gillibrand

By now you’ve heard: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is ending her run for president. Take a second to watch her video announcing the news. It’s powerful: The WomenCount team has been especially saddened, because Sen. Gillibrand is one of the biggest...

A Chance to Win This Beautiful Scarf!

We don’t want qualified women left off the debate stage—but that could happen if Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand doesn’t meet the 130,000 donor threshold by next Wednesday, Aug. 28. That’s the deadline for qualifying, and Sen. Gillibrand is fewer than 30,000...

Introducing our interns:

WomenCount was fortunate to have a large class of interns this summer, and they have been busy updating the platform with new candidates, promoting our slates on social media, and thinking about new ways to engage potential donors in crowdfunding...