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Weekend Reading on Women’s Representation: Women-Led Convos at the DNC

Over the course of the week, we had the chance to talk with dozens of members of Congress and many allies about our work on systems strategies to advance women’s representation and leadership. I also had the chance to meet Jacinda Ardern, the former prime minister of New Zealand, at an incredible event hosted by the Electing Women Alliance.

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‘Her extraordinary origin story could help expand the base’: Diverse donors race to help Harris make history

If elected to succeed President Joe Biden, Harris – the daughter of a Jamaican father and an Indian mother – would not only be the first woman, but the first Indian American, the first Asian, the first Black woman and the first person of Jamaican descent to ascend to the office.

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The Case For Electing The First Woman President Of The United States

Jamie Van Horne Robinson, founder of Electing Women Seattle, shared why it’s past time for America to elect a woman President.

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Harris Gathers Donors, Support After Biden Drops Out of Race

A number of wealthy Los Angeles-based women donors joined a Zoom call Sunday afternoon, shortly after Biden announced he was no longer seeking reelection to discuss how they can support Vice President Kamala Harris.

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Sexism still ranks as the biggest hurdle facing women in elected office: Poll

Cosmopolitan/Pivotal Ventures interviewed more than 60 women in politics — including Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Stacey Abrams — on the biggest obstacles women in office face, and how to eliminate gender inequity from the inside out.