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Today at Ms. | September 20, 2022 |
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Executive director of Supermajority Amanda Brown Lierman speaks during a Mother’s Day rally in support of abortion rights on May 8, 2022, in Washington, D.C. (Jemal Countess / Getty Images for Supermajority) |
BY ROXY SZAL | In 2017, a year into the presidency of Donald Trump, three notable women—Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza, former Planned Parenthood CEO Cecile Richards, and executive director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, Ai-jen Poo—looked to harness the sudden rage and confusion felt by women across the U.S. Garza, Poo and Richards announced the start of a women’s equality organization called Supermajority, a multiracial coalition of women organizing around issues like paid leave and affordable healthcare. The group’s name hearkens to the fact that women make up more than half of the U.S. population.
These days, Amanda Brown Lierman is the executive director of both Supermajority and the Supermajority Education Fund, a sister nonprofit organization for research, education and development programs that prepare women civic leaders. And Lierman and her team have their eye on the prize: the 2022 midterms. (Click here to read more) |
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BY OLIVER C. HAUG | In the dating show franchise’s 20-year history, there have only been two self-identified plus-sized contestants—and both went home on night one. This campaign is hoping to change that.
"We see ‘The Bachelor’ as a reflection of the greater society—it is a reflection of our culture, for better or worse. But we also think that if you can change ‘The Bachelor,’ you can then change the culture a bit, right?"
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BY KATHY SPILLAR | As election season kicks off in earnest and with the consequential midterms fast approaching, pundits are speculating: What effect will the Dobbs v. Jackson Supreme Court decision have on the election’s outcomes? It’s clear that abortion is on the ballot—but how will it sway turnout and decisions in an election that traditionally sees lower numbers of voters? In the Fall issue of Ms., we’re tackling these questions, and much more. Join us as we delve deep into the current state of abortion access nationwide and the security of our very democracy.
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