Advocating for Women & Their Health in Your Community | with Mayor Courtney Welch and Representative Lydia Glaize

Welcome to Elected Women Across America, a podcast featuring elected women with common goals to exchange legislative ideas and reach across the aisle. Hosted by the National Foundation for Women Legislators, this podcast provides a direct line to the leaders that the organization empowers. 

This episode features two powerful advocates for their communities, families, and all women from two sides of the country: California and Georgia. Mayor Courtney Welch shares with us her rise from the Emeryville City Council to the first black mayor of that city in 127 years. Representative Lydia Glaize speaks on maternal mental health, an issue we hold dear to our hearts at NFWL, in the legislature after speaking at our 2024 Annual Conference as part of the Committee for Maternal Mortality in Georgia. If you’re interested in learning more as a legislator, a great resource is the Maternal Mental Health Leadership Alliance at advocacy@mmh.org. 

NFWL is empowering our elected women leaders through our Leadership Academy, offering transformative training at our Annual Conferences, Summits, and digital programs. Hear from NFWL’s own Renee Dabbs in this episode as she highlights what the Leadership Academy has to offer, and visit here to register.

For more information and resources from the National Foundation for Women Legislators, you can visit us at www.womenlegislators.org.

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