Politics

Women need to be active participants in all areas of politics: campaign workers, voters, candidates, elected officials, activists.  The organizations in this collection can educate you about and take the mystery out of each of these critical areas.

  • COMMON CAUSE

    https://www.commoncause.org/ Since 1970, Common Cause has been working to hold power accountable through lobbying, litigation, and grassroots organizing. Our non-partisan, pro-democracy work has helped pass hundreds of reforms at the federal, state, and…More »

  • Dare To Run

    www.daretorun.org Dare to Run is a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit organization whose mission is to educate and empower women with the skills necessary to run for public office at the local, state and national level of government.  We offer women candidates the…More »

  • Democracy Now

    https://democracynow.org Democracy Now! produces a daily, global, independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Our reporting includes breaking daily news headlines and in-depth interviews with people on the…More »

  • Emily's List

    www.emilyslist.org Our vision is a government that reflects the people it serves, and decision makers who genuinely and enthusiastically fight for greater opportunity and better lives for the Americans they represent. We will work for larger leadership…More »

  • Ignite

    https://ignitenational.org/ Ignite—founded in 2010 and non-partisan—is probably the most college-related of the organizations offering training and help for women interested in running for public office.  They have college chapters all around the U.S.…More »

  • Indivisible

    https://indivisible.org/ We’re a grassroots movement of thousands of local Indivisible groups with a mission to elect progressive leaders, rebuild our democracy, and defeat the Trump agenda. Indivisible was founded in response to Trump’s election - but…More »

  • National Federation of Republican Women

    nfrw.org Founded in 1938, the National Federation of Republican Women has tens of thousands of members across the nation. The NFRW has an extensive list of programs, including scholarships, leadership development, internships and campaign help for women…More »

  • Open Secrets Following the money in politics

    https://www.opensecrets.org/ We Are OpenSecrets - Nonpartisan, independent and nonprofit, OpenSecrets is the nation's premier research group tracking money in U.S. politics and its effect on elections and public policy. Our mission is to track the flow…More »

  • She Should Run

    https://www.sheshouldrun.org/ She Should Run is a nonpartisan nonprofit working to dramatically increase the number of women considering a run for public office. Women are less likely to run for public office and therefore are seriously…More »

  • She The People

    https://www.shethepeople.org/ She the People is a national network connecting women of color to transform our democracy. We are elevating and amplifying the voice and power of women of color as leaders, political strategists, organizers, and voters. She…More »

  • The Action Network

    https://actionnetwork.org/ We are Action Network, a mission-driven organization dedicated to building progressive power. Our goal is to empower progressive activism through organizing, mobilization, and digital strategies -- anything that brings people…More »

  • The Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP)

    https://cawp.rutgers.edu/ The Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP), a unit of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is nationally recognized as the leading source of scholarly research and current…More »

  • The Economist

    https://www.economist.com/ The Economist has been published since September 1843 to take part “in a severe contest between intelligence, which presses forward, and an unworthy, timid ignorance obstructing our progress”. This mission continues to guide & help;More »

  • The Institute for Women's Leadership

    Because women in broadcast, film and print media are too often only depicted as sex objects and victims of rape, murder and terror, and not portrayed as policymakers, decision makers, or in strong roles; and lack of feminist analysis in broadcast, film and print media is frequently absent; and media is saturated with the anti-woman message of the radical right. We need a forum for feminist thought and analysis of national policy issues.More »

  • The Women's Campaign Fund

    https://www.wcfonline.org/ The Women’s Campaign Fund builds good government at all levels using 100% of America’s talent, wisdom, and skill. We are a group of people from all political parties and a range of ethnic and other perspectives who commit…More »

  • Victory Institute

    https://victoryinstitute.org/ We are the only national organization dedicated to elevating openly LGBTQ leaders who can further equality at all levels of government. Through our training and professional development programs, each year Victory Institute…More »

  • Vote Mama Foundation

    https://www.votemamafoundation.org/ Vote Mama Foundation​ is the leading source of research and analysis about the political participation of moms. We are breaking barriers moms face while running for office, normalizing moms running for office with…More »

  • Vote Run Lead

    https://www.voterunlead.org/ Vote Run Lead trains women to run for office, and win, reaching over 36,000 women all across America. Vote Run Lead alumni are serving on city councils, county boards, state houses, supreme courts, and in Congress. Our…More »

  • Voting Resources

    https://www.nps.gov/articles/votingrightsact.htm About the Voting Rights Act of 1965 US Voting Rights Timeline – KQED https://a.s.kqed.net/pdf/education/digitalmedia/us-voting-rights-timeline.pdf The 19th Amendment passed 100 years ago today. The…More »

  • WREN Women’s Rights and Empowerment Network

    WREN, the Women’s Rights and Empowerment Network,  is a South Carolina-based network whose mission is to build a movement to advance the health, economic well-being, and rights of South Carolina’s women, girls, gender-expansive people, and their…More »

  • Woman UP

    https://womanup.org/ WomanUp is an activist network of hundreds of thousands of women and allies, stepping up to fight for progressive causes and candidates. Our goal is to leverage the power of women to make progressive change. WomanUp is a partner of…More »