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Tell Amazon, Target, Walmart and others:
"Quit lying about your commitment to gender equity. Stop funneling money
to anti-abortion, anti-woman lawmakers."

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Dear Jack,

[ [link removed] ]These stores are
funding abortion bans

Amazon, Target and Walmart say they are committed to gender equity but
give political contributions to Republicans who are putting women's lives
at risk. That needs to stop.

Access to reproductive healthcare and abortion have never been more at
risk than they are now. Republican state lawmakers have passed more than
58 abortion restrictions in 2019 alone.^1 Political contributions from so
called "pro-women" corporations that help anti-abortion Republicans stay
in power are a big part of the problem. That's why we're teaming up with
our friends at UltraViolet to expose Amazon, Target and Walmart and demand
that they immediately divest from the anti-abortion lobby.

[ [link removed] ]Tell Amazon, Target, Walmart and more: Make good on your commitment to
gender equity. Stop supporting anti-woman politicians. Click here to sign
the petition.

Amazon likes to brag about its so-called women empowerment programs, like
"Amazon Women in Engineering."^2 Target's CEO accepted an award for gender
inclusivity.^3 Walmart likes to talk about its "Global Women's Economic
Initiative" to combat gender inequality.^4 All of them gave tens of
thousands of dollars to lawmakers who push for state abortion bans.

Amazon gave at least $15,000 to the Republican State Leadership Committee,
which supports politicians who passed state abortion bans.^5 Target gave
at least $13,500 to the same committee.^6 Walmart gave a whopping $124,800
to that committee and directly to Missouri, Alabama, and Georgia
politicians who pushed for each state's abortion ban.^7

These corporations pride themselves on their "pro-women" policies, but
they support politicians who use women's lives and health as political
footballs. We can help stop that. More and more companies care about the
social and political issues that their consumers advocate for. If enough
of us speak out and demand they stop giving to anti-women, anti-abortion
politicians, we can make the case that their consumers – and their bottom
lines – want them to support reproductive rights and justice.

Tell Amazon, Target, Walmart and more: Make good on your commitment to
gender equity. Stop supporting anti-woman politicians. Click the link
below to sign the petition.

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Thanks for speaking out,

Nicole Regalado, Campaign Director
[ [link removed] ]CREDO Action from Working Assets

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References:

 1. Elizabeth Dias and Lisa Lerer, "[ [link removed] ]How a Divided Left Is Losing the
Battle on Abortion," The New York Times, Dec. 4, 2019.
 2. AWS Public Sector Blog Team, "[ [link removed] ]Empowering Women in Tech on
International Women’s Day," Amazon Web Services, March, 8, 2018.
 3. Markets Insider, "[ [link removed] ]Target honored with NEW William J. Grize Award
for gender diversity and inclusion," Jan 22, 2019.
 4. Walmart, "[ [link removed] ]Walmart Launches Global Women's Economic Empowerment
Initiative," accessed Dec. 4, 2019.
 5. Equity Forward, "[ [link removed] ]Funding the Bans: A Look at the Major
Corporations Financing the Lawmakers behind State Abortion Bans," Aug.
2019.
 6. Ibid.
 7. Ibid.

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