As a tribute to the precedent setting, culture shifting cases that Justice Ginsburg defended as a lawyer and protected as a Supreme Court Justice, I am expanding my Woman Up campaign to focus on men running for the U.S. Senate. After all, we can’t make voter choices on the basis of sex singularly or we miss the opportunity to ‘Woman Up’ for some very good men — and in order to take back the Senate, these races are key.
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Working Together to Woman Up
There are still many barriers for women seeking political leadership, and gratefully, many more organizations being formed and initiatives put into action to make it more likely that women who take the risks to run — to woman up — will also win. Here is some information on some of these groups and the important work they do!
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It's time to WOMAN UP in the House (Again)
This week, I'm highlighting five women of color running for the House. Let's give them a lift in the coming days and weeks. (I'll be featuring more women running for the House in an upcoming post.)
Read MoreIt's time to WOMAN UP in the Senate.
The key to shifting the power in the Senate this election will be women! Women voters. Women candidates. This is why I’m devoting all my social media platforms for the next 10 weeks to profiling the women whose wins will change the power balance between political parties and between women and men in the US Congress.
Read MoreThe DNC and Georgia ‘Women Up’
Georgia is a state with a proud history of what John Lewis liked to call "good trouble” and today, many of Georgia's women leaders are continuing to stir up good trouble for democracy, racial justice and equality. More women from Georgia spoke during the DNC than any other state. I am feeling a sense of pride in my sister Georgians and a powerful dose of hope, too, that these voices represent our future. Let’s hear from them!
Read MoreThe Fight to Vote. The Untold History.
Even the most informed among us, are catching up to a lot we didn’t know, learn or celebrate until now. This is why, as we celebrate 100 years of white women voting this month, it's important to unlearn what we were taught in school and seek out the truth about what really did happen.
Read MoreLive Chat: Become a Dangerous Woman with Pat Mitchell
I joined the women of The Riveter for a live conversation about becoming a dangerous woman. Watch us as we redefine what age, leadership, and risk taking can look like.
Read MoreVideo: Food Insecurity — A Global Ecosystem in Crisis During Covid
Connected Women Leaders (CWL) is a community of transformative change leaders committed to sharing, learning and collective problem solving. We gathered together recently to discuss the urgent threat of food insecurity in a food ecosystem that was already under threat and increasing stress because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreThe InfluencHER Project Amplifies Women's Voices: Join Us!
The InfluencHER Project is an editorial program and global community to empower and amplify female voices at a time when it’s even more challenging to break through the clutter and confusion of the media landscape. Join us!
Read MoreA Conversation About Moral Revolution with Jacqueline Novogratz
Jacqueline is the author of a new book, Manifesto for a Moral Revolution, that you all should be reading right now. It’s the perfect book for these times. We talked about reimagining leadership and cultivating a new definition of success, one not based on money, power and fame. Watch the video and read highlights.
Read MoreWOW Global 24 Video: 3 Panels on Climate Justice in the Age of Covid-19
What is climate justice and how can we achieve it? In this illuminating session from today’s WOW Global 24 Festival, our panel of experts, activists and world leaders discuss how we can bring together the knowledge of the world’s Indigenous women and climate scientists to build understanding of the planet and resilience of communities of all kinds to cope with climate change and care for the planet.
Read More12 TEDWomen Talks to Watch and Share at This Moment
I share this post as a white woman of privilege. Ten years ago, I used that privilege to partner with the TED organization to create and curate a TED conference of TEDTalks by women — TEDWomen. In this time of deep listening and important learning, I wanted to share with you just a few of those talks from TEDWomen conferences that have informed my thinking and that live in my heart.
Read MoreDon't Mess With Nancy Pelosi
So thrilled to have my review of TIME magazine reporter Molly Ball's new biography of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in the spring issue of Ms. Magazine.
Read MoreCelebrate and Support the Solar Mamas This Mother's Day
In this post, with Mother’s Day just a week away, I’m celebrating the role that Solar Mamas, trained by Barefoot College, have in their communities — more important than ever right now. In the next 2 weeks, we will donate all sales in the BADW Shop to the Barefoot College.
Read MoreWatch EarthxWomen Climate Justice Panel
How are women and girls leading towards the global RESET of policies, politics, global agreements and human behavior that can emerge from this time of contagion and confusion? Watch women leaders from around the globe, girls and women leading from the frontlines of the climate crisis, talking about climate change and climate justice in the time of COVID-19.
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Rise Up for the Great Reset
Can there be any doubt that a reset of very nearly everything will emerge from this time of contagion and confusion? Reflecting on the balance between risks and opportunity as we go about our personal and collective resets, I believe more strongly than ever that we need women leaders to be leading this work.
Read MoreClimate Justice in the Time of COVID-19: 5 Lessons From Women and Girls Leading the Fight
COVID-19 is a health, economic and social crisis, but it also holds out an opportunity for the world to move forward into a more equitable and green recovery. Women climate leaders sounded notes of hope, solidarity, and urgency during a webinar convened by the Skoll World Forum in partnership with Connected Women Leaders and The Rockefeller Foundation.
Read MoreRoar Africa Webinar: COVID-19 and the Illegal Wildlife Trade
Roar Africa's Deborah Calmeyer, WildAid's Peter Knights and Dr. Ian McCallum discuss the COVID-19 pandemic and its connection to the illegal wildlife trade. Join these thought leaders and experts as we try to understand what led us to where we are today and what changes could be made in legislation and conservation regarding wet markets, animal safety and public health.
Read MoreDaily Mail: 'Why women over 60 cope so well in a crisis and will emerge STRONGER than ever'
A surprise (and fun) photo shoot during the "Women of the World" forum in London earlier this month — seems a lifetime ago now — ends up as a big feature in a UK newspaper. Now that is dangerous!
Read MoreCNN: 'How history can bring us hope right now'
I am so honored to be included in this collection of stories pulled together by Marianne Schnall. I'm joined by Madeleine Albright, Kamala Harris, Dr. Jane Goodall, Ai-Jen Poo, Alicia Garza, Kimberle Crenshaw and many others, in reflecting on the women who have inspired us and given us the hope and the fortitude to keep going when times are tough.
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