June 1 is Equal Political Giving Day. But what does that mean exactly? You’re already familiar with Equal Pay Day—the day of the year that a woman’s earnings would finally equal what a man made doing the same job the...
On May 3, the San Antonio mayoral election went into a runoff, with Democrat and former Air Force undersecretary Gina Ortiz Jones leading Republican and former senior advisor to Gov. Greg Abbott Rolando Pablos 27% to 17%. Polling for the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
A couple weeks ago, PACs linked to Elon Musk announced they would spend $14.6 million in Wisconsin’s pivotal Supreme Court special election. Now—with just one week left until Election Day—Musk will start literally buying votes. He is offering $100 to anyone who...
Victories in state elections this year will be the most potent signal Democrats can send against Donald Trump’s dismantling of our democracy. And his administration will have a front-row seat to the most-watched elections this year, just south of DC...