The 2018 elections are crucial to the rights of women.
Join us for thePowHer the Vote (PTV) 2018 campaign from September 10th to Election Day on Tuesday, November 6th as we inform women about topics that matter this election season, and make sure candidates know that we are watching and expect answers and action on issues that affect our lives.
Tune in every week to for topical emails (make sure you are on our list!), blog posts from experts in the field and our weekly social media PowHer Hours on Thursdays from 2:00-3:00PM. Check out our campaign schedule and quick links below!
POWHER HOUR SCHEDULE
Online using #PowHerTheVote | Link to Toolkit
- Sept 13th at 2:00PM: Launch Week
- Sept 20th at 2:00PM: Child Care + Early Education
- Sept 27th at 2:00PM: Young Women + Voter Registration
- Oct 4th at 2:00PM: Better Jobs + Wages
- Oct 11th at 2:00PM: Leadership + Diversity + Inclusion
- Oct 18th at 2:00PM: Violence Against Women
- Oct 25th at 2:00PM: Reproductive Rights
- Nov 1st at 2:00PM: Equal Pay
- Nov 6th at 2:00PM: Election Day
PTV QUICK LINKS
| Link to PowHer Hour Toolkit | http://bit.ly/PTV18Toolkit |
| Sponsor A Week or PowHer Hour | Fill out this form: http://bit.ly/PTV18Partner |
| Submit a Blog Post | Email info@powherny.org. |
| Submit a Resource | Email info@powherny.org. |
| Request physical copies of PTV’s “10 Questions” | Email info@powherny.org. |
| Read or Download the PTV Overview | http://bit.ly/PTVPartnerOverview |
PTV BLOG POSTS
Also available here
- The High Cost of New York Child Care (Kate Breslin, The Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy)
- Working Families in New York Deserve Quality, Affordable Child Care (Marcella Kocolatos, A Better Balance)
- Why New York Should Have Universal Child Care (Brigit Hurley, The Children’s Agenda)
- 10 Questions to Ask Candidates (PowHer New York)
- How Can You Get Young Women To Vote? Listen to Them. (Jenna Milliner-Waddell from Platform)
- How To Change The Conversation In Albany With A Vote (Jennifer Wilson, League of Women Voters New York State)
- It’s Time for Women to Take Back the Vote (Ester R. Fuchs, WhosOnTheBallot.org)
- The Issues Motivating Young Women to Vote (Donna Seymour, PowHer New York)
- The Need for New Voting Laws in New York (Susan Lerner, Common Cause)
- The Importance of Women’s Vote (Michelle Ostrander, WNY Women’s Foundation)
- This November, Vote to End Assaults on Working Immigrant Women (Seher Khawaja, Legal Momentum)
- How Women Can Access Better Wages through Careers in Construction (Sarah Echols, Nontraditional Employment for Women)
- What Paid Leave Laws Mean for Protecting New York’s Working Families (New York Paid Leave Coalition)
- Vote for Better Jobs and Better Wages on November 6 (Donna Seymour)
- Gender diversity matters when it comes to attracting top female talent (Mary Pharris, Fairygodboss)
- Lifting All Boats (Kelli Lynn Harrison and Catherine Porter, The League of Professional Theatre Women)
- What Real LeadHERship Could Mean for 2019 – IF Women Get Elected in 2018 (Donna Seymour, PowHer New York)
- Vote To Stand Up To Those Who Cannot (Saima Anjam and Max Hadler, New York Immigration Coalition)
- It Matters (Serena Fong, Catalyst)
- So Far, Not So Good: Are Diversity & Inclusion Efforts Really Working? (Michele Weldon, Take the Lead)
- The Intersectionality of Voting for Women’s Issues (Sofia Baluyut, Bella Abzug Leadership Institute)
- We Must Vote for the Change We Want to See: Ending Sexual Violence is Possible (New York Coalition Against Sexual Assault)
- Violence Does Not Discriminate (New York Women’s Foundation)
- Why Your Candidate Should Support Increased Funding for Domestic Violence (New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence)
- Make Sure New York Keeps Leading the Way on Workplace Sexual Harassment Legislation (National Women’s Law Center)
- Take #MeToo to the Polls to End Violence Against Women (Donna Seymour, PowHer New York)