The Democratic Party Launches the Women’s Institute — Will Progressive Women Fighting to Protect Public Education From Privatization Be Able to Engage The Party There?
On International Women’s Day, today, Chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee (and Congresswoman) Debbie Wasserman-Schultz announced the creation of a Women’s Institute as an official project of the Democratic Party. The Institute will reach out to and engage women who identify as Democrats and Independents in order to enable the party to better organize supporters to re-elect President Obama, as well as distribute information on the party’s stand on issues and the achievements of the Obama administration to uphold the rights of women. The effort in the short-term may not be intended to hear the concerns of women voters, but in the course of asking for votes and support in thousands of locally-organized events and town halls, women cannot help but voice the issues that move them.
The Institute’s creation is extremely exciting, especially for many of us who’ve felt disconnected from the party o
