Supermajority is a political action group for women that “aims to train and mobilize 2 million women over the next year to become organizers, activists, and leaders ahead of the 2020 election” to create a “multiracial, intergenerational movement for women’s equity.”[1][2] It was founded by longtime activists Alicia Garza, Cecile Richards and Ai-jen Poo.[3]
Connections to the Women's March
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In the 2017 Women’s March, millions of women came together to protest the Inauguration of Donald Trump, which increased women’s participation towards equity in politics, with “a record number of women being voted into Congress” in the 2018 midterm election.[1] Supermajority hopes to build off of this momentum and “add oxygen” to other groups like the Women’s March and Facebook group Pantsuit Nation founded in 2016.[1]
Founders
editThe founders of Supermajority are Cecile Richards, Alicia Garza, and Ai-jen Poo.[3]
Lobbying
editThe group hopes to “push politicians to adopt an agenda akin to what Richards called "a women’s new deal," Poo says the group wants to make “soft issues” like “voting rights, gun control, paid family leave, equal pay, and others” be seen as "issues that impact everyone."[1][4] In addition, they hope to educate women about issues such as “pay equity and affordable child care, as well as inform them on basic organization skills like voter registration." [1]
2020 Election
editAfter women comprised the majority of the electorate in the 2018 United States elections, Cecile Richards hopes to continue this trend in the 2020 election, as well as build a larger platform of support for female candidates[5]. She says the group will be successful if “54% of the voters in this country are women and if we are able to insert into this country the issues that women care about and elect a president who’s committed to doing something about them.”[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Salam, Maya (2019-04-30). "A 'Women's New Deal'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
- ^ Walsh, Joan (2019-05-02). "The New Political Group Supermajority Aims to Mobilize Women Across Race, Class, and Generation". ISSN 0027-8378. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
- ^ a b "New group launches to harness political power of women". AP NEWS. 2019-04-29. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
- ^ "Black Lives Matter's Alicia Garza Wants Supermajority To Be Your New Home For Activism". Bustle. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
- ^ "New group launches to harness political power of women". AP NEWS. 2019-04-29. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
- ^ "Cecile Richards Discusses Women's Political Action Group, Supermajority | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved 2019-12-05.