After You Vote, Courtney Emerson
After You Vote, Courtney Emerson
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After You Vote
A Woman’s Guide to Making an Impact, from Town Hall to Capitol Hill

Author: Courtney Emerson

Narrator: Nicol Zanzarella

Unabridged: 8 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Kalorama

Published: 01/26/2021


Synopsis

Equal parts information and inspiration, After You Vote: A Woman's Guide to Making an Impact, from Town Hall to Capitol Hill is both a primer and call-to-action for women of all ages who want to exercise their voices and engage more fully in civic life. It's the ultimate guide to political engagement, filled with practical (and proven) tactics to make your voice heard and have an influence on the issues you care about most—whatever those may be.

Many of the skills you need—to get local roads fixed or to engage on issues of reproductive health, global warming, or any issue you're passionate about—you likely already have. You just need to brush up on the basics and get focused. That's where this book comes in. Written by Courtney Emerson, cofounder of All In Together, After You Vote is a nonpartisan, nonjudgmental starting point for all women who want to do more but aren't sure where to start, featuring stories and tactics from changemakers across the country.

This book will help you: brush up on how our government is structured and how the legislative process works (from Congress to your local city council); find out who represents you and the best ways to engage and influence them; prioritize your issues, where you can make the most difference; and plan for the kind of long-term civic engagement that actually makes change happen.

About Courtney Emerson

Courtney Emerson is the cofounder and former chief operating officer of All In Together (AIT), a non-partisan nonprofit that encourages, educates, and empowers voting-age American women to fully participate in America's civic and political life. As COO of AIT, she led partnerships, training and community-building programs, and designed the civic education curriculum, which has reached tens of thousands of women across the country. Courtney has spoken at conferences and companies around the country, including Facebook, The Wing, Lyft, Oxford University's Power Shift Summit, the Democratic National Committee's Women's Leadership Forum, the YWCA of NYC, and many others. She has written for Refinery29, OZY, HuffPost, The Hill, and New York Daily News. Formerly a vice president at the Center for Talent Innovation, she advised Fortune 500 and global companies on the design and delivery of diversity and inclusion initiatives. Courtney graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University with a degree in politics.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Libby on February 16, 2021

This is a great, actionable read if you are interested in finding your voice in our political process. Courtney Emerson does an excellent job of providing history and context to the political process, as well as providing work-book-like sections of the book for the reader to fill in. Would be a good......more

Goodreads review by Steve on February 11, 2021

Your voice matters. Courtney Emerson does a great job of providing a civics primer while explaining why and how to be active beyond voting. This should be taught in schools across the land. This book is focused on what women, individually and collectively, can do to turn our political interests into p......more

Goodreads review by Brandon on April 01, 2021

I teach at an all-girls school. I will be making sure that my students read this book. I find many of my students are looking for a roadmap to use to voice their opinion and Emerson gives one between these pages. She does so much in this book that is invaluable, that if you are or know females who h......more

Goodreads review by Elena on December 29, 2021

This is such a great book that gives you a path to getting more involved in government. The book is broken up into 3 sections: 1) explanation about how governments run from federal all the way to your hometown 2) information about how to find your interest and special area of focus and why it's impo......more

Goodreads review by B. on December 19, 2020

I won a copy of this one in a Goodreads Giveaway. It took me longer to read than normal for things unrelated to the book - heavy workweek started just as it showed up in the mail, hands are ridiculously chapped due to weather and the cover was hella rough on already hurt-y skin, stuff like that. Tha......more