Vote Mama on the Ground: Spring Staff Retreat:

Our team came together in Washington, D.C. for our annual staff retreat, uniting colleagues from across the country to connect, reflect, and recharge. The time together was both motivating and meaningful, fueling our continued fight for progress, equity, and representation.

Vote Mama Foundation in the News:

Vote Mama Foundation was featured again this month in The Associated Press (with additional placements in The Washington Post, ABC News, and U.S. News and World Report, among others). The article explored the presence of on-site childcare at the Florida Capitol, highlighting efforts to make legislatures more accessible for parents. Vote Mama Foundation’s founder and CEO, Liuba Grechen Shirley, emphasized the importance of representation, noting, “Legislators legislate based on their lived experience.” Read the full story here!

CQ Roll Call featured Vote Mama Foundation’s groundbreaking Politics of Parenthood research series, which sheds light on the representation of mothers of young children in elected office. The story highlights our findings that less than seven percent of Members in the last Congress were moms with minor children. Check out the full story here!

On our radar:

A record number of Black, Hispanic, Asian, and Indigenous women state legislators are serving in office.
The conclave elected the first American Pope. As the Catholic Church faces growing calls for reform, questions about the future of women in leadership remain central to the conversation.
A new study identified how the role model effect encourages girls to vote when they see women running for political office.

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