Rachel Carmona

Rachel O’Leary Carmona is the executive director of Women’s March. Based in Amarillo, Texas, Carmona has a long record of non-profit experience and activism, and has previously held leadership positions with Amnesty International, Girl Scouts of the USA, and the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD).

California abortion constitution amendment

Opinion

June 24, 2022

Supreme Court ruling proves we weren't 'hysterical,' we were right

Women's groups warned abortion rights were in jeopardy and they've been proven right. But they say the fight isn't over and vow to organize for the midterms.

Abortion advocates

Opinion

May 9, 2022

The end of Roe v Wade hurts you, too, even if you don't plan to march

Last Monday, a leaked draft opinion from Justice Samuel Alito revealed that the Supreme Court is planning to overrule Roe v Wade and Planned Parenthood v Casey – effectively overturning the federal right to an abortion.

A "closed" sign in front of a public elementary school in Grand Rapids, Michigan in March 2020.

Opinion

February 18, 2022

COVID school closures failed women and children and leaders on both sides must step up

Women, especially from working families and communities of color, have suffered the brunt of the past two years and the school closures that have been normalized.