It was an energizing week of connection and momentum in California. ☀️ From women’s leadership conversations to a major step forward for ranked choice voting in Los Angeles, progress is building! Read more in our latest edition of #WeekendReading: https://bit.ly/4thkeq8

📅 Join us TOMORROW (4/15) at 6 PM ET for a FREE webinar with voting rights advocates, litigators, and legislators to talk about what's at stake with the Voting Rights Act and what you can do. Register now ➡️ https://bit.ly/4sB3p8L #VotingRights #VRA #LouisianaVCallais

222 votes secured in the compact, 48 more to go!

Check out highlights & videos from @representwomen.bsky.social’s Democracy Solutions Summit that featured 63 incredible women experts msmagazine.com/2026/03/17/r...

Read my Weekend Reading column 📰 on @msmagazine.com with birthday shouts to notable women & stats on women’s representation & leadership 🩷 msmagazine.com/2026/03/21/j...

"A democracy worthy of its people...builds systems that make equitable inclusion routine." @msmagazine.com @representwomen.bsky.social https://msmagazine.com/2026/02/20/black-america-women-democracy-jesse-jackson-dorothy-height-shirley-chisholm-politics/

Tonight, millions across the world will watch #TheOscars. But behind the competition between "Sinners" and "One Battle After Another," there's a lesson about better elections. Learn how the Oscars use ranked choice voting to choose the Best Picture ⬇️

How the Oscars Best Picture Winner Is Chosen www.nytimes.com/video/movies... #RankedChoiceVoting @ #Oscars for #BestPicture

“The more that we see women run, we’re going to see them run against each other,” Dittmar said. “It serves as a reminder that we have a pool of very qualified Black women that are more than capable of running and winning and serving in these offices.”

Jeannette Rankin understood that war is the enemy of democracy. I wrote a book about her life. Here's what she taught me about building lasting, international peace. #Womenshistorymonth #herstory #peace #womensleadership

Happening now 💜 day 3 of RepresentWomen’s Democracy Solutions Summit featuring an incredible lineup of women experts! Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

It was such an honor to get to interview @lorissa.bsky.social at @politicsprose.bsky.social about her new book 📕 Winning the Earthquake about the first woman elected to Congress in 1916 Jeannette Rankin!

The last day of our #DemocracySolutionsSummit starts at 3pm EST — TODAY— please join us to hear from these amazing women leaders: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Day 2 of the #DemocracySolutionsSummit asks: Where are we right now regarding women’s political power? On March 11, we’re hosting a series of TED-style conversations to share the most important insights on women’s representation today. Register now: https://bit.ly/3MG7GZR

Join us for day two of @representwomen.bsky.social’s Democracy SOLUTIONS Summit 💜 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

We are excited that our own Lindsey Drath is moderating a panel discussion today at @representwomen.bsky.social's Democracy Solutions Summit! Check it out. www.representwomen.org/democracy_so...

Curious how The Academy Awards use ranked choice voting to award the Oscar for Best Picture? A new video from @nytimes.com covers #RankedChoiceVoting at #TheOscars ⬇️

Read my Weekend Reading column on @msmagazine.com featuring the latest stats for women’s representation & power! msmagazine.com/2026/03/06/w...

Register for RepresentWomen’ virtual #DemocracySolutionsSummit this week: March 10-12 from 3-5pm featuring an incredible lineup of speakers who will be talking about women’s power — past, present & future 💜 I hope you can join us! www.eventbrite.com/e/democracy-...

88% of Americans say politics is broken. And as former Transportation Secretary @petebuttigieg.bsky.social tells @reason.com, it's been that way for years. He shares why we can’t "just go back to the way things were," and how reforms like ranked choice voting can make our democracy work for all.

In a new poll from @surveyusa.bsky.social, 66% of Arlington, VA voters say they support ranked choice voting! Arlington has successfully used #RankedChoiceVoting 4 times in primaries & general elections for seats on its County Board. www.arlnow.com/2026/02/27/m...

Read my column in @msmagazine.com with the latest stats for women’s representation, sneak peek at RepresentWomen’s #DemocracySolutionsSummit, #RCV, #SAVEAct, #Olympics, birthday shoutouts for #WomenLeaders & profile of new report that threatens women’s health. msmagazine.com/2026/02/27/w...

This week’s #WeekendReading by @cynthiarterrell.bsky.social#WeekendReadingreflects on how institutional choices shape women’s political power, which is the central theme of our upcoming Democracy Solutions Summit! Read full edition to learn more: https://bit.ly/3OI5dP2 Register for DSS: https://bit.ly/49TvSkE

Join us March 10–12 for the 5th Annual Democracy Solutions Summit — a free, virtual event that brings together women leaders from the U.S. and around the world to explore how we can strengthen representation and democracy in this moment. Register now: https://bit.ly/49TvSkE

Great analysis here from Nick Troiano & Unite America Thanks to gerrymandering, 92% of 2026 House races will be decided long before November, according to @cookpolitical.com. Multi-member districts & proportional representation would end gerrymandering for good. #ProportionalRepresentation

Register for RepresentWomen’s 5th annual #DemocracySolutionsSummit featuring women experts discussing strategies to build a strong democracy — see link below to join the virtual conversation, March 10-12 from 3-5pm EST!

Read my latest Weekend Reading column on @msmagazine.com with shouts to women leaders & allies along with news about women’s representation.

Ranked choice voting is a pro-voter, party-neutral reform that: ✅ Gives voters more choice & more voice ✅ Elects majority winners ✅ Can help lower the temperature of our politics Learn more about #RankedChoiceVoting ⬇️

Congress is moving fast on the SAVE Act, and what it means for voter access deserves a factual discussion. Join us tomorrow, Feb 10, 7:30–8:30 PM ET for an educational webinar featuring Members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus & election experts. Register: https://bit.ly/46ssr1A

Sign the petition to rename #Dulles (named for men who undermined democracy) the Eleanor Roosevelt Airport ✈️ it’s well past time for an #ERA in our nation’s capitol sign.moveon.org/petitions/re...

Read this strong piece on the SAVE Act by @representwomen.bsky.social’s Alana Persson & join our webinar to learn more about what’s need to preserve basic voting votings in America, sign up here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Read my column in @msmagazine.com that includes the latest on the #SAVE & #MEGA legislation pending in Congress that threatens the very core of our democracy & #VotingRights, updates on @governor.ny.gov & @klobuchar.senate.gov campaigns, birthday shoutouts to notable women, celebrating #RosaParksDay

🚨 NO TO THE SAVE ACT 🚨 Get informed with @representwomen.bsky.social + @ramirez.house.gov + @fernandez.house.gov Tue 2/10 at 7:30 PM EST

Online and technology-facilitated violence is quietly reshaping our democracy. Our latest Black Women in Politics piece examines how online violence functions as a barrier to women’s political power, & what systems reforms are needed as we head toward the 2026 midterms. 🔗 https://bit.ly/3YtUsBK

“Every vote counts” only works if the system is built that way. In a new piece for Ms. Magazine, Katie Usalis explores lessons from women leaders across the globe on how to fix broken political systems. Read the article here: https://bit.ly/4k1k4zC #EveryVoteCounts #WomenLead

We started celebrating RCV Day on Wednesday and we have more events today and tomorrow! Our grassroots energy brings people together for better elections with ranked choice voting. Join us tonight in Baltimore or attend one of our 7 events tomorrow. Happy RCV Day! rcvmd.org/rcv-day

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Wonderful lunch conversation with @mariamcfarlandsm.bsky.social CEO of @represent.us & @robrichie.bsky.social CEO of @expanddemocracy.bsky.social — we talked about strategies to build a stronger & more resilient democracy with reforms like #RankedChoiceVoting

New from #OnGender: Gender on the Ballot expert contributors, @cynthiarterrell.bsky.social, Alana Persson, Angel Rogers, @bonniestabile.bsky.social, Viva de Vicq, Varina Winder, & Dr. Bev-Freda L. Jackson, share their 2026 New Year's "resolutions." Read more here: bit.ly/3O6xVZu

Policy, voting systems and collective power shape who participates in democracy. Feminists know: Fixing what’s broken requires changing the rules themselves.

This week’s #WeekendReading by @cynthiarterrell.bsky.social#WeekendReadingreflects on how democratic systems shape participation and representation, drawing on history, research, and MLK Day reflections. 🔗 Read more: https://bit.ly/3O2MQUu #RepresentWomen #MLKDay #RCVDay #WomenLead

Yesterday, our friends at @rankthevoteusa.bsky.social held a nationwide #RCVDay virtual celebration! Leaders from the #RankedChoiceVoting movement shared 2025 progress, plus their plans for 2026. Missed the fun? No problem! Watch now ⬇️

Great piece on @msmagazine.com from @representwomen.bsky.social’s Katie Usalis that captures amazing insights from women leaders at the Reykjavik Global Forum.

We celebrate #RCVDay on Jan. 23 b/c #RankedChoiceVoting is as easy as 1-2-3! That's why millions of Americans nationwide use ranked choice voting – and it's making elections better. This RCV Day, FairVote CEO Meredith Sumpter shares what voters & candidates think of RCV ⬇️

This week's #WeekendReading by @cynthiarterrell.bsky.social#WeekendReadingis here! This edition covers: 🗳️ What MN's RCV elections show about women’s representation 🤝 The growing public support for RRCV in LA 🕊️ A celebration of civil rights leader Claudette Colvin + more! Read more: https://bit.ly/4pHeOT2

Register for RepresentWomen’s #RCVDay webinar that starts at 1pm ET TODAY! With a fabulous lineup of speakers including Tamaya Dennard, UpVote Virginia's Tamara Allen, Elise Orlick director of FairVote Washington, Anna Kellar from Rank the Vote, and Perry Radford from NM Voters First! bit.ly/45P8Eco

In response to rising threats to democracy, a bipartisan @americanbar.org task force encouraged states to consider #RankedChoiceVoting to ensure elected officials "hold true democratic mandates to carry out the policies on which they were elected." Learn why ⬇️

Read my Weekend Reading column for the latest stats on women’s representation, setting the record straight on #RankedChoiceVoting, birthdays & milestones for women leaders, & remembering Claudette Colvin.

Register for RepresentWomen’s #RankedChoiceVotingDay webinar on Thursday to hear from some of the amazing women shaping the movement for democracy us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Voters across all demographic groups support ranked choice voting, but RCV is especially popular w/ younger voters. #RankedChoiceVoting lets young candidates run w/o being dismissed as "spoilers," and lets all voters vote their conscience. Learn more⬇️ fairvote.org/young-voters...