https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/don-t-ban-books-about-the-holocaust Why is this important? Maus, a Pulitzer Prize winning graphic novel about the Holocaust, was banned by the McMinn County Board of Education in Tennessee. The graphic novel is… more »
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EveryGirl World We are a digital media education network for girls and young women. We are a safe space for conversations and collaboration between girls and young women about the issues that matter the most. We stand for the advancement of… more »
Speaking While Female is a new initiative that showcases women speakers across time and around the world, from antiquity to the present. Historically women have not been silent, but their words have scarcely been noted in the history books. What they… more »
More important than ever! There will be a Facebook Live event covering the delivery of YOUR petition. Make sure YOUR petition asking that the ERA be put in the US Constitution is delivered -- sign it today -- and then watch it being delivered on January… more »
There won't be real pay equity until the Equal Rights Amendment is a part of the Constitution. Nor will there be gender justice for any of us. more »
Girls’ Globe is the digital media platform that amplifies the voices of changemakers and supports them to make a greater impact for gender equality, human rights and social justice. Recently this organization made the bold move to suspend it's use of… more »
https://www.globalcitizen.org/ Our mission is to build a movement of 100M action-taking Global Citizens to help achieve our vision of ending extreme poverty by 2030. Global Citizen is a movement of engaged citizens who are using their collective voice… more »
https://www.girlsglobe.org/ Girls' Globe is the digital media & learning platform for changemakers worldwide. The Girls’ Globe Community provides stories, opinions, news and research on the most pressing issues of our time. Our members are… more »
Prepare to make your voice heard. Before you begin the steps below, have your phone handy. Via the legislators sites you can find a means of contacting them by email and snail mail. I Urge you to use the telephone instead. That is the means of REALLY… more »
Girls are being socialized to lose political ambition — and it starts younger than we realized New research shows that as girls age, they’re conditioned to lose interest and ambition in politics. The opposite happens for boys. Barbara Rodriguez… more »
"I don't feel safe": A year after January 6, women in Congress still fear for their security By Candice Norwood and Mariel Padilla originally posted on the 19th, Jan. 5, 2022 Rep. Nikema Williams does not like to talk about that day — she’s still… more »
Anne Branigin, Washington Post December 28, 2021 People with disabilities face much higher risks during pregnancy. Researchers are only beginning to understand how. A new study fills in gaps about the health risks pregnant women with disabilities face.… more »