Hi John xxxxxx,

As we finalize our priorities for 2024, we thought you’d be interested in the thinking behind our decisions:

❌ 14 million women in America live in a state in which men make up 80% of their state legislatures.

❌ Only 3 out of the 50 U.S. state legislatures have achieved gender parity – that means women are underrepresented by their lawmakers in a staggering 47 states.

❌ 11 cities in the top 100 city councils have only 1 or 0 women on the entire council.

❌ As of 2024, the percentage of women in state legislatures across the country is 32.7% – yet women are 51% of the U.S. population.

You might not be surprised to learn that the states with the least amount of women in government are the same states that passed abortion bans since Roe was overturned.

Women in red states are being left behind. We’ve conducted a deep analysis of the political landscape in many of the states with abortion bans and found that if we direct more resources into helping pro-choice women get elected to leadership roles in those states, we can help solve this problem.

Our strategy is to chip away at the male majorities and get more women’s voices in the rooms where decisions about our bodies are being made. Help us elect women up and down the ballot by donating $20.24 or more immediately →

During this critical election year, we are taking an unexpected approach: While many Democratic organizations are focusing on flipping purple states or doubling down in blue states (which is critically important work, too), we are focusing on supporting women running for office in winnable races in red states. Particularly, the states with the fewest women in office.

Here’s why this matters:

South Carolina has one of the lowest percentages of women in their government (14.7%). Yet, last year, the five women in the South Carolina State Senate, dubbed the “Sister Senators,” held a two-day filibuster in an attempt to block a near-total abortion ban in their state. According to WCSC, “the filibuster was successful in delaying the passage of the ban until a special session was called that the legislation was passed.”

Although they were ultimately unsuccessful in preventing this ban, their efforts were important. THE FACT THAT THEY HAD A VOICE IN THIS CONVERSATION AT ALL WAS IMPORTANT. We need more women in the rooms where decisions are being made – especially in the rooms where women are already so vastly underrepresented. Imagine what just a few more women in that South Carolina chamber would have been able to accomplish…

We need women in every single room where decisions are being made – not just the rooms in blue or purple states. There are male politicians across the country who believe they are entitled to make dangerous decisions on behalf of women. We are determined to unseat those men and replace them with pro-choice women. Will you help us in this mission by donating $20.24 or more today?

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In solidarity,

Colleen Davis
Endorsements Manager
Her Bold Move