LWV Guest
We decided to zoom in on the experiences of one of our volunteers, Cori Edgerton. Cori is a voter engagement volunteer for the League of Women Voters of the Red River Valley (North Dakota). A local university library technician, she hosted her League's first-ever National Voter Registration Day event, leads its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) book club, creates its bimonthly newsletter, participates in its election observation program, and assists with voter outreach. She also supports data collection for North Dakota’s VOTE411 voter guide.
Read on for more about her volunteer advice, thoughts about the connection between Leagues and libraries, and DEI book suggestions!
The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively devoted to "promoting women’s rights, documenting the reality of women’s lives throughout the world, and shaping global standards on gender equality" and the empowerment of women. The focus of the 2025 session will be reviewing the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.
On this International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women, we invite you to learn about why the United Nations created this day and to put that knowledge to use. We invite you and your local League to share on social media what you learn today, and to continue to learn more with materials that we'll share.
The changes now occurring to the climate system around the world affect us all, particularly women and girls. By 2050, it “will push up to 158 million more women and girls into poverty and lead to 236 million more women into hunger.”
Women in rural areas in particular are affected to a much larger degree than their urban-dwelling counterparts.
League of Women Voters of Nevada Announces Re-Launch (Press Release)
Today, the League of Women Voters of Nevada (LWVNV) announced the official re-launch of the state League with a distinct focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Who taught you to advocate for a more equitable world? For many of us, the answer is someone in our family. That's the case for these League members, Claudia and Janelle Stevenson. Claudia and Janelle are not only mother and daughter, they're also co-presidents of the LWV of Nebraska.
In honor of Women’s History Month, VoteRiders’ Digital Communications Coordinator Erin Carden spoke with Jessica Jones Caparell, Director of Government Affairs at the League of Women Voters, about the tremendous power women continue to bring to the ballot box and the steps the League is taking in partnership with VoteRiders to make sure their voices are heard this election season and beyond.
This blog highlights the work being done by an international cadre of women: the Women and Gender Constituency, one of nine stakeholder groups of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Stand up to violence against women and girls by participating in the UN's #16DaysofActivism!
Little did I guess when I agreed to represent the League of Women Voters of the United States at the United Nations that it would be such a fulfilling 20 years.
One of my primary memories that sticks with me is that of our work at the Beijing Women’s Conference, a conference convened by the UN in 1995 to achieve global gender equality.