RepresentWomen
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RepresentWomen is a research hub focused on innovative systems strategies to advance women’s representation so more women Run, Win, Serve, and Lead! Visit our website: https://www.representwomen.org/
📢 New article from @cynthiarterrell.bsky.social in @thefulcrum-us.bsky.social! 2025 showed a consistent pattern: when women run in fairer systems, they win. Statewide, in major cities, and in tough races.
Read her analysis to learn more: https://bit.ly/4og0dgB
#WomenLead #Election2025 #NewArticle
Read her analysis to learn more: https://bit.ly/4og0dgB
#WomenLead #Election2025 #NewArticle
November 27, 2025 at 4:37 AM
📢 New article from @cynthiarterrell.bsky.social in @thefulcrum-us.bsky.social! 2025 showed a consistent pattern: when women run in fairer systems, they win. Statewide, in major cities, and in tough races.
Read her analysis to learn more: https://bit.ly/4og0dgB
#WomenLead #Election2025 #NewArticle
Read her analysis to learn more: https://bit.ly/4og0dgB
#WomenLead #Election2025 #NewArticle
RepresentWomen’s Alissa Bombardier Shaw & @cynthiarterrell.bsky.social had a great time celebrating Future Caucus’ Rising Star legislators in DC! ✨
Congrats to all the awardees — we’re excited to partner on reforms that help women run, win, serve & lead.👏
#RisingStarAwards #WomenLead #FutureCaucus
Congrats to all the awardees — we’re excited to partner on reforms that help women run, win, serve & lead.👏
#RisingStarAwards #WomenLead #FutureCaucus
November 25, 2025 at 4:49 AM
RepresentWomen’s Alissa Bombardier Shaw & @cynthiarterrell.bsky.social had a great time celebrating Future Caucus’ Rising Star legislators in DC! ✨
Congrats to all the awardees — we’re excited to partner on reforms that help women run, win, serve & lead.👏
#RisingStarAwards #WomenLead #FutureCaucus
Congrats to all the awardees — we’re excited to partner on reforms that help women run, win, serve & lead.👏
#RisingStarAwards #WomenLead #FutureCaucus
This week’s #WeekendReading by @cynthiarterrell.bsky.social includes insights from the Reykjavík Global Forum, new data on global confidence in women’s leadership, structural reforms advancing gender parity, and stories of women reshaping democracy.
Read here: https://bit.ly/3LElVNO
Read here: https://bit.ly/3LElVNO
November 15, 2025 at 12:45 AM
This week’s #WeekendReading by @cynthiarterrell.bsky.social includes insights from the Reykjavík Global Forum, new data on global confidence in women’s leadership, structural reforms advancing gender parity, and stories of women reshaping democracy.
Read here: https://bit.ly/3LElVNO
Read here: https://bit.ly/3LElVNO
🇮🇸 Inside Iceland’s Parliament, where women hold 47% of seats.
@cynthiarterrell.bsky.social + Katie Usalis joined leaders at the #ReykjavikForum to hear from the Speaker about how decades of women’s organizing made this possible and why #ProportionalRepresentation matters. 💜
@cynthiarterrell.bsky.social + Katie Usalis joined leaders at the #ReykjavikForum to hear from the Speaker about how decades of women’s organizing made this possible and why #ProportionalRepresentation matters. 💜
November 10, 2025 at 3:20 AM
🇮🇸 Inside Iceland’s Parliament, where women hold 47% of seats.
@cynthiarterrell.bsky.social + Katie Usalis joined leaders at the #ReykjavikForum to hear from the Speaker about how decades of women’s organizing made this possible and why #ProportionalRepresentation matters. 💜
@cynthiarterrell.bsky.social + Katie Usalis joined leaders at the #ReykjavikForum to hear from the Speaker about how decades of women’s organizing made this possible and why #ProportionalRepresentation matters. 💜
Honored to join President Halla Tómasdóttir, Iceland’s second woman president, for a powerful gathering of global leaders at the #ReykjavikForum. 🇮🇸
Iceland was the first nation to elect a woman head of state in 1980 — and continues to model what’s possible when women lead. 💜
Iceland was the first nation to elect a woman head of state in 1980 — and continues to model what’s possible when women lead. 💜
November 10, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Honored to join President Halla Tómasdóttir, Iceland’s second woman president, for a powerful gathering of global leaders at the #ReykjavikForum. 🇮🇸
Iceland was the first nation to elect a woman head of state in 1980 — and continues to model what’s possible when women lead. 💜
Iceland was the first nation to elect a woman head of state in 1980 — and continues to model what’s possible when women lead. 💜
We’re in Reykjavik! 🇮🇸 Cynthia Richie Terrell and Katie Usalis are kicking off the #ReykjavikForum — where women leaders from around the world are reimagining power and building systems for equal representation.
Follow along for highlights + insights all week! 💜
#RepresentationMatters
Follow along for highlights + insights all week! 💜
#RepresentationMatters
November 10, 2025 at 1:43 AM
We’re in Reykjavik! 🇮🇸 Cynthia Richie Terrell and Katie Usalis are kicking off the #ReykjavikForum — where women leaders from around the world are reimagining power and building systems for equal representation.
Follow along for highlights + insights all week! 💜
#RepresentationMatters
Follow along for highlights + insights all week! 💜
#RepresentationMatters
We’re thrilled to see RepresentWomen’s @cynthiarterrell.bsky.social + Katie Usalis return to the #ReykjavikForum next week! 🌍
Cynthia will moderate a panel with extraordinary women leaders from around the world. Stay tuned for insights + highlights later this week.
#WomensLeadership #GenderParity
Cynthia will moderate a panel with extraordinary women leaders from around the world. Stay tuned for insights + highlights later this week.
#WomensLeadership #GenderParity
November 8, 2025 at 7:20 PM
We’re thrilled to see RepresentWomen’s @cynthiarterrell.bsky.social + Katie Usalis return to the #ReykjavikForum next week! 🌍
Cynthia will moderate a panel with extraordinary women leaders from around the world. Stay tuned for insights + highlights later this week.
#WomensLeadership #GenderParity
Cynthia will moderate a panel with extraordinary women leaders from around the world. Stay tuned for insights + highlights later this week.
#WomensLeadership #GenderParity
✍️ From the desk of @cynthiarterrell.bsky.social, this week’s #WeekendReading celebrates a "Pink Wave" of women’s leadership breaking barriers from VA to NJ to NYC.
🗳️ Historic firsts
🏛️ Systems reform
💫 Stories of courage, collaboration, & change
📖 Read it here: https://bit.ly/3WKgXS0
🗳️ Historic firsts
🏛️ Systems reform
💫 Stories of courage, collaboration, & change
📖 Read it here: https://bit.ly/3WKgXS0
November 8, 2025 at 1:30 AM
✍️ From the desk of @cynthiarterrell.bsky.social, this week’s #WeekendReading celebrates a "Pink Wave" of women’s leadership breaking barriers from VA to NJ to NYC.
🗳️ Historic firsts
🏛️ Systems reform
💫 Stories of courage, collaboration, & change
📖 Read it here: https://bit.ly/3WKgXS0
🗳️ Historic firsts
🏛️ Systems reform
💫 Stories of courage, collaboration, & change
📖 Read it here: https://bit.ly/3WKgXS0
Women continue to make history in NYC 🗳️ After yesterday’s elections, the City Council remains majority women — rising to 32 women after key wins by Kayla Santosuosso (Brooklyn) and Shirley Aldebol (Bronx).
#RankedChoiceVoting helps make this possible. Once systems shift, new norms take hold. 💪
#RankedChoiceVoting helps make this possible. Once systems shift, new norms take hold. 💪
November 6, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Women continue to make history in NYC 🗳️ After yesterday’s elections, the City Council remains majority women — rising to 32 women after key wins by Kayla Santosuosso (Brooklyn) and Shirley Aldebol (Bronx).
#RankedChoiceVoting helps make this possible. Once systems shift, new norms take hold. 💪
#RankedChoiceVoting helps make this possible. Once systems shift, new norms take hold. 💪
🗳️ #ElectionDay is here, and women’s representation is on the line. From Virginia’s first woman governor to cities using ranked choice voting, today’s results will show how the rules of democracy shape who gets to lead.
Representation isn’t accidental — it’s structural.
#WomenLead #DesigningPower
Representation isn’t accidental — it’s structural.
#WomenLead #DesigningPower
November 4, 2025 at 6:14 PM
🗳️ #ElectionDay is here, and women’s representation is on the line. From Virginia’s first woman governor to cities using ranked choice voting, today’s results will show how the rules of democracy shape who gets to lead.
Representation isn’t accidental — it’s structural.
#WomenLead #DesigningPower
Representation isn’t accidental — it’s structural.
#WomenLead #DesigningPower
This #ElectionDay, voters in 14 cities & counties across 7 states are using #RankedChoiceVoting.
When voters can rank candidates instead of picking just one, more women have the opportunity to run, win & lead. 💪
Check @fairvote.bsky.social's election guide to learn more ➡️ https://bit.ly/47TqlsH
When voters can rank candidates instead of picking just one, more women have the opportunity to run, win & lead. 💪
Check @fairvote.bsky.social's election guide to learn more ➡️ https://bit.ly/47TqlsH
November 3, 2025 at 2:26 AM
This #ElectionDay, voters in 14 cities & counties across 7 states are using #RankedChoiceVoting.
When voters can rank candidates instead of picking just one, more women have the opportunity to run, win & lead. 💪
Check @fairvote.bsky.social's election guide to learn more ➡️ https://bit.ly/47TqlsH
When voters can rank candidates instead of picking just one, more women have the opportunity to run, win & lead. 💪
Check @fairvote.bsky.social's election guide to learn more ➡️ https://bit.ly/47TqlsH
🗳️ From witches to women governors, this week’s #WeekendReading traces women’s power across time — from Halloween’s feminist roots to the systems reforms making representation possible.
Read the complete piece here 👉 https://bit.ly/43Gbqj3
#WeekendReading #WomensRepresentation #RankedChoiceVoting
Read the complete piece here 👉 https://bit.ly/43Gbqj3
#WeekendReading #WomensRepresentation #RankedChoiceVoting
November 1, 2025 at 12:04 AM
🗳️ From witches to women governors, this week’s #WeekendReading traces women’s power across time — from Halloween’s feminist roots to the systems reforms making representation possible.
Read the complete piece here 👉 https://bit.ly/43Gbqj3
#WeekendReading #WomensRepresentation #RankedChoiceVoting
Read the complete piece here 👉 https://bit.ly/43Gbqj3
#WeekendReading #WomensRepresentation #RankedChoiceVoting
Utah earned a “D” on the 2025 Gender Parity Index — ranking 32nd in the U.S. But the story isn’t bleak: women now hold 2 of 5 statewide offices, make up 31% of the legislature, & Rep. Celeste Maloy represents Utah in Congress.
“It does matter!” — Dr. Susan R. Madsen
🔗 https://bit.ly/43H1Axp
“It does matter!” — Dr. Susan R. Madsen
🔗 https://bit.ly/43H1Axp
Utah gets a 'D' on the representation on women in politics — will that change on Election Day? • Utah News Dispatch
Commentary: Decision-making better represents all Utahs when there are more equal numbers of men and women in leadership.
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October 31, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Utah earned a “D” on the 2025 Gender Parity Index — ranking 32nd in the U.S. But the story isn’t bleak: women now hold 2 of 5 statewide offices, make up 31% of the legislature, & Rep. Celeste Maloy represents Utah in Congress.
“It does matter!” — Dr. Susan R. Madsen
🔗 https://bit.ly/43H1Axp
“It does matter!” — Dr. Susan R. Madsen
🔗 https://bit.ly/43H1Axp
Fair systems lead to fair outcomes. Proportional Representation ensures every vote counts — helping more women and communities of color win seats and shape the future of democracy.
Learn more about PR and why it matters: https://bit.ly/3ITuCmx
#ProportionalRepresentation #RepresentationMatters
Learn more about PR and why it matters: https://bit.ly/3ITuCmx
#ProportionalRepresentation #RepresentationMatters
Proportional Representation (PR)
Learn about how Proportional Ranked Choice Voting is leveling the playing field and expanding opportunities for women leaders.
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October 22, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Fair systems lead to fair outcomes. Proportional Representation ensures every vote counts — helping more women and communities of color win seats and shape the future of democracy.
Learn more about PR and why it matters: https://bit.ly/3ITuCmx
#ProportionalRepresentation #RepresentationMatters
Learn more about PR and why it matters: https://bit.ly/3ITuCmx
#ProportionalRepresentation #RepresentationMatters
From Lucy Stone’s 1855 speech to Marian Spencer’s fight for civil rights, Cincinnati’s legacy of reform runs deep.
Now, new leaders are carrying that courage forward with the movement to restore #RankedChoiceVoting.
💡ICYMI: Read the full story in our latest #WeekendReading 👉 https://bit.ly/3JeA4Ap
Now, new leaders are carrying that courage forward with the movement to restore #RankedChoiceVoting.
💡ICYMI: Read the full story in our latest #WeekendReading 👉 https://bit.ly/3JeA4Ap
October 22, 2025 at 12:34 AM
From Lucy Stone’s 1855 speech to Marian Spencer’s fight for civil rights, Cincinnati’s legacy of reform runs deep.
Now, new leaders are carrying that courage forward with the movement to restore #RankedChoiceVoting.
💡ICYMI: Read the full story in our latest #WeekendReading 👉 https://bit.ly/3JeA4Ap
Now, new leaders are carrying that courage forward with the movement to restore #RankedChoiceVoting.
💡ICYMI: Read the full story in our latest #WeekendReading 👉 https://bit.ly/3JeA4Ap
Changing how we vote changes who we elect. Ranked choice voting helps level the playing field — reducing barriers, strengthening democracy, and opening doors for more women to lead.
Learn more about how RCV works and why it matters at: https://bit.ly/4o2meAi
#RankedChoiceVoting #WomenRepresentation
Learn more about how RCV works and why it matters at: https://bit.ly/4o2meAi
#RankedChoiceVoting #WomenRepresentation
Ranked Choice Voting (RCV)
Discover how ranked choice voting empowers voters, reduces barriers for women candidates, and creates fairer, more representative elections.
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October 20, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Changing how we vote changes who we elect. Ranked choice voting helps level the playing field — reducing barriers, strengthening democracy, and opening doors for more women to lead.
Learn more about how RCV works and why it matters at: https://bit.ly/4o2meAi
#RankedChoiceVoting #WomenRepresentation
Learn more about how RCV works and why it matters at: https://bit.ly/4o2meAi
#RankedChoiceVoting #WomenRepresentation
From the desk of Cynthia Richie Terrell, this week’s #WeekendReading is here! 🌍✨
Cincinnati reformers, New Orleans’ newest woman mayor, the Athens Democracy Forum, and the global fight for equality — stories of women leading democracy’s renewal.
🔗 Read the full edition: https://bit.ly/3JeA4Ap
Cincinnati reformers, New Orleans’ newest woman mayor, the Athens Democracy Forum, and the global fight for equality — stories of women leading democracy’s renewal.
🔗 Read the full edition: https://bit.ly/3JeA4Ap
October 18, 2025 at 12:37 AM
From the desk of Cynthia Richie Terrell, this week’s #WeekendReading is here! 🌍✨
Cincinnati reformers, New Orleans’ newest woman mayor, the Athens Democracy Forum, and the global fight for equality — stories of women leading democracy’s renewal.
🔗 Read the full edition: https://bit.ly/3JeA4Ap
Cincinnati reformers, New Orleans’ newest woman mayor, the Athens Democracy Forum, and the global fight for equality — stories of women leading democracy’s renewal.
🔗 Read the full edition: https://bit.ly/3JeA4Ap
🎉 Our new report is live! "Parity in Portland" shows how public financing, PRCV, and community leadership helped Portland elect a city council that is 50% women, with a majority of women of color — the most representative in its history.
📖 Read → https://bit.ly/48YFIRA
#NewReport #PRCV #Portland
📖 Read → https://bit.ly/48YFIRA
#NewReport #PRCV #Portland
October 14, 2025 at 7:59 PM
🎉 Our new report is live! "Parity in Portland" shows how public financing, PRCV, and community leadership helped Portland elect a city council that is 50% women, with a majority of women of color — the most representative in its history.
📖 Read → https://bit.ly/48YFIRA
#NewReport #PRCV #Portland
📖 Read → https://bit.ly/48YFIRA
#NewReport #PRCV #Portland
Today is International Day of the Girl! 🌍
This year’s theme — “Girls on the Move” — calls on all of us to create safe, inclusive spaces where every girl can learn, lead, and shape her future.
Progress begins when girls see women in power and believe that leadership is theirs to claim. 💪
This year’s theme — “Girls on the Move” — calls on all of us to create safe, inclusive spaces where every girl can learn, lead, and shape her future.
Progress begins when girls see women in power and believe that leadership is theirs to claim. 💪
October 12, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Today is International Day of the Girl! 🌍
This year’s theme — “Girls on the Move” — calls on all of us to create safe, inclusive spaces where every girl can learn, lead, and shape her future.
Progress begins when girls see women in power and believe that leadership is theirs to claim. 💪
This year’s theme — “Girls on the Move” — calls on all of us to create safe, inclusive spaces where every girl can learn, lead, and shape her future.
Progress begins when girls see women in power and believe that leadership is theirs to claim. 💪
From the desk of Cynthia Richie Terrell, #WeekendReading is here! ✨
We’re celebrating Eleanor Roosevelt’s legacy — and the launch of our new report, Parity in Portland, showing how reform & community united to achieve gender balance in local government.
📖 Read → https://bit.ly/4o7fa4Q
We’re celebrating Eleanor Roosevelt’s legacy — and the launch of our new report, Parity in Portland, showing how reform & community united to achieve gender balance in local government.
📖 Read → https://bit.ly/4o7fa4Q
October 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
From the desk of Cynthia Richie Terrell, #WeekendReading is here! ✨
We’re celebrating Eleanor Roosevelt’s legacy — and the launch of our new report, Parity in Portland, showing how reform & community united to achieve gender balance in local government.
📖 Read → https://bit.ly/4o7fa4Q
We’re celebrating Eleanor Roosevelt’s legacy — and the launch of our new report, Parity in Portland, showing how reform & community united to achieve gender balance in local government.
📖 Read → https://bit.ly/4o7fa4Q
Happening today • 1 PM ET 🗓️ WPC Lunch & Learn w/ Emerge America—Step Forward Training w/ Jamie Lynn Maniscalco on if/when/where to run & what it takes to win.
👉 Register: https://bit.ly/4pRD46l
#WomenLead #WomenInPolitics #WPC
👉 Register: https://bit.ly/4pRD46l
#WomenLead #WomenInPolitics #WPC
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: WPC Lunch and Learn: Get Ready to Run for Office with Emerge!. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Emerge is the nation’s premier organization that recruits and trains Democratic women to run for office. Emerge is the only political organization that focuses on effective state and national programm...
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October 9, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Happening today • 1 PM ET 🗓️ WPC Lunch & Learn w/ Emerge America—Step Forward Training w/ Jamie Lynn Maniscalco on if/when/where to run & what it takes to win.
👉 Register: https://bit.ly/4pRD46l
#WomenLead #WomenInPolitics #WPC
👉 Register: https://bit.ly/4pRD46l
#WomenLead #WomenInPolitics #WPC
In 2021, NYC elected a majority-women City Council for the first time ever 🗽
How? A Twin-Track Approach combining:
1️⃣ Systems reforms — term limits, matching funds, ranked choice voting
2️⃣ Candidate support — from 21 in ’21 (now @NewMajorityNYC)
Systems + support = sustained change.
How? A Twin-Track Approach combining:
1️⃣ Systems reforms — term limits, matching funds, ranked choice voting
2️⃣ Candidate support — from 21 in ’21 (now @NewMajorityNYC)
Systems + support = sustained change.
October 7, 2025 at 7:07 PM
In 2021, NYC elected a majority-women City Council for the first time ever 🗽
How? A Twin-Track Approach combining:
1️⃣ Systems reforms — term limits, matching funds, ranked choice voting
2️⃣ Candidate support — from 21 in ’21 (now @NewMajorityNYC)
Systems + support = sustained change.
How? A Twin-Track Approach combining:
1️⃣ Systems reforms — term limits, matching funds, ranked choice voting
2️⃣ Candidate support — from 21 in ’21 (now @NewMajorityNYC)
Systems + support = sustained change.
🚀 Ready to run for office? Join us Thursday, Oct 9, at 1 PM ET for our next Lunch & Learn with Emerge America!
💬 Featuring Jamie Lynn Maniscalco, Deputy Training Director
💡 Learn how, when & where to run — and what it takes to win.
🔗 Register: https://bit.ly/4pRD46l
💬 Featuring Jamie Lynn Maniscalco, Deputy Training Director
💡 Learn how, when & where to run — and what it takes to win.
🔗 Register: https://bit.ly/4pRD46l
October 6, 2025 at 7:18 PM
🚀 Ready to run for office? Join us Thursday, Oct 9, at 1 PM ET for our next Lunch & Learn with Emerge America!
💬 Featuring Jamie Lynn Maniscalco, Deputy Training Director
💡 Learn how, when & where to run — and what it takes to win.
🔗 Register: https://bit.ly/4pRD46l
💬 Featuring Jamie Lynn Maniscalco, Deputy Training Director
💡 Learn how, when & where to run — and what it takes to win.
🔗 Register: https://bit.ly/4pRD46l
🇯🇵 Japan’s ruling conservative party has elected Sanae Takaichi as its new leader — positioning her to become Japan’s first female prime minister.
We’re tracking key global elections this month. Explore how each country’s system shapes women’s representation: https://bit.ly/3IVCbsI
#GenderEquality
We’re tracking key global elections this month. Explore how each country’s system shapes women’s representation: https://bit.ly/3IVCbsI
#GenderEquality
October 6, 2025 at 12:35 AM
🇯🇵 Japan’s ruling conservative party has elected Sanae Takaichi as its new leader — positioning her to become Japan’s first female prime minister.
We’re tracking key global elections this month. Explore how each country’s system shapes women’s representation: https://bit.ly/3IVCbsI
#GenderEquality
We’re tracking key global elections this month. Explore how each country’s system shapes women’s representation: https://bit.ly/3IVCbsI
#GenderEquality
This week from the RepresentWomen team: #WeekendReading has arrived!
👣 From Versailles → Anita Hill → Canterbury, women’s footsteps keep shaping history.
🌿 Honoring #JaneGoodall
🗳️ PR momentum & Malawi’s women-led coalitions
👉 Read: https://bit.ly/4mU3O3j
👣 From Versailles → Anita Hill → Canterbury, women’s footsteps keep shaping history.
🌿 Honoring #JaneGoodall
🗳️ PR momentum & Malawi’s women-led coalitions
👉 Read: https://bit.ly/4mU3O3j
October 3, 2025 at 11:56 PM
This week from the RepresentWomen team: #WeekendReading has arrived!
👣 From Versailles → Anita Hill → Canterbury, women’s footsteps keep shaping history.
🌿 Honoring #JaneGoodall
🗳️ PR momentum & Malawi’s women-led coalitions
👉 Read: https://bit.ly/4mU3O3j
👣 From Versailles → Anita Hill → Canterbury, women’s footsteps keep shaping history.
🌿 Honoring #JaneGoodall
🗳️ PR momentum & Malawi’s women-led coalitions
👉 Read: https://bit.ly/4mU3O3j