How CREDO Mobile Helps the Women’s March Network Promote Equality

The Women’s March Network is one of the leading voices against sexism, sexist exploitation, and oppression in the United States. It seeks to organize and mobilize feminists to ensure that women across the country have the freedom, safety, and security to live the lives they choose. The Network pursues these goals through a number of educational programs and initiatives, as well as through nationally organized actions and community events. Since their inception in 2016, the Women’s March Network has had over 10,000 actions involving tens of millions of people, making them the nation’s largest on-ramp for the progressive movement.

CREDO Mobile has been a stalwart supporter of the Women’s March Network since their very beginning, providing financial support while helping to socialize their mission and mobilize participation in their events. We’ve helped the Network to spur women and allies into action, and we are proud to help them continue to shape the modern progressive movement while promoting pro-feminist goals, fighting disinformation and misinformation efforts, and striving to create a better future for women around the world.

From Couch to Action: The Mission of the Women’s March Network

Since its inception, the Women’s March Network has been a powerful force for feminist activism. Today, the Network is led by Rachel O’Leary Carmona, who has been part of the Network since 2018 and its Executive Director since 2019. For Carmona, effective activism means meeting people in their daily lives, particularly online.

“A lot of movement leaders ask, ‘How do we get people more involved in our work?’” says Caromona, “But the real question is, ‘How do we become more involved with people where they’re at?’” Women’s March, with CREDO’s support, excels at this approach, making activism accessible and actionable. Moving people from the couch into action is our core DNA.”

Carmona points to the general conditions of the United States as a prime motivator for many women. She quotes the work of sociologist Jessica Calarco, saying,

“There’s a powerful quote that ‘Other countries have a social safety net. The United States has women.’ The roles that women are expected to play in our society, combined with unequal pay, unequal treatment, and systematic misogyny and sexism, have created millions of frustrated and motivated individuals.”

By turning individual frustration into collective action, the Women’s March Network helps to empower the demand for change. This approach has helped the Women’s March Network to become one of the nation’s most active progressive movements.

Supporting Change and Empowering Communities

CREDO Mobile has provided donations that allow the Women’s March Network to fund their Digital Defenders program, which combats misinformation and disinformation online, as well as their Women’s Protection Teams—trained groups of people who have learned tactics for de-escalation, mutual aid, and community building. Together, these programs help the Network to keep women safe and informed both online and in the real world.

“Partnering with Credo Mobile is just about the easiest partnership that we have,” says Carmona, “We get to go in and talk about the work that we’re really proud of. We partner with folks who are invested in the work, believe in the work, and then later on we get funding for that work. It’s one of the longest standing partnerships that we have, and it is one that is so important for a digital-first organization like Women’s March. ”

Eyeing the future, the Women’s March will continue to push boundaries with support from CREDO Mobile. Together, we hope to help the feminist movement continue to grow and inspire millions to demand equality and justice.

Watch our interview with Executive Director Rachel O’Leary Carmona below