In the past couple of weeks, I’ve held a lot of incredible conversations on Substack Live and I wanted to make sure you didn’t miss them. A huge thank you to Reshma Saujani, Ann Warner, Amber Goodwin, Jessica Mackler (EMILYs List), and Emily Amick for joining me.
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We discussed:
No Country for Mothers, which argues that American motherhood has been deliberately designed to divide and distract women through false culture-war choices,
How childcare was once a bipartisan policy,
How New York City’s universal childcare can be a model for what’s possible,
Making childcare and paid leave defining voter issues in the midterms
We discussed:
How building collective power comes from working in partnership with incredible people,
Her goal to create the conditions for women and girls to be able to thrive,
How abortion bans are interfering with the ability of women and people to determine what is best for them and their families,
The coordinated political attack on transgender people,
How we can’t stand by idly and assume that the rights we have now are permanent
We discussed:
How the 2015 shooting in Charleston inspired her fight against gun violence,
How you can accomplish big things with small groups of people,
Why she decided to run for Austin City Council,
How affordability is a big issue for her constituents and how it goes hand-in-hand with violence prevention.
We discussed:
Why it’s essential that the Democratic Party supports women candidates,
Jessica’s experience as a Democrat, a woman, and as someone who runs an amazing organization that helps women run for office,
Why we can’t overlook problematic behavior from Democratic candidates,
How there’s a double standard for men and women in politics
We discussed:
How reclaiming our place in democracy helps alleviate the doom spiral,
How civic engagement can bring us together in community again,
How we can begin to address the extremism in politics and the media,
How to demystify the political system and help women overcome imposter syndrome,
What the antidote to modern loneliness is
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