“Why do disabled people need their own campaign training program?” This is a question that me and my colleague, Neal Carter, have heard over the years, ever since we started the first accessible and disability-led campaign training webinars in 2019. This May, we launched Disability Victory, the first organization dedicated to empowering more disabled …

  Happy Friday! Welcome to our Media Round Up. Each week, we’re collecting and sharing gender + politics stories. Here’s what caught our eye this week:    Sandra Day O’Connor, First Woman on the Supreme Court, Is Dead at 93  Linda Greenhouse, New York Times  Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to serve on the …

  2018 was a year of incredible firsts for Native women in politics. Voters elected the first two Native women to Congress in our history. Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo, Jemez Pueblo) was elected to represent New Mexico’s first congressional district, and Sharice Davids (Ho-Chunk) was elected to represent KS-03, also becoming the first openly LGBTQ+ …

  The recent passing of Rosalynn Carter was followed by tributes to her lifelong commitment to public service, especially her work on mental health, human rights, and support for caregivers. Her many firsts as a First Lady may have come as a surprise to many, and not just those born after the Carter administration. It …

  Happy Friday! Welcome to our Media Round Up. Each week, we’re collecting and sharing gender + politics stories. Here’s what caught our eye this week:    This federal program that helps 2 in 5 babies may have to turn away families if Congress doesn’t act  Tami Luhby, CNN  If Congress does not increase funding, …

  Happy Friday! Welcome to our Media Round Up. Each week, we’re collecting and sharing gender + politics stories. Here’s what caught our eye this week:    The ‘motherhood penalty’ and its ‘outdated and toxic attitudes’ are driving women out of the workplace  Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune  According to an equal rights charity, despite more …

  Happy Friday! Welcome to our Media Round Up. Each week, we’re collecting and sharing gender + politics stories. Here’s what caught our eye this week:   Harris to Announce Steps to Curb Risks of A.I. Erica L. Green, New York Times On Wednesday at a global summit in Britain focused on the future of …