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Women in Command  | President of United Earth Appearances: Star Trek: Discovery Portrayed by: Stacey Abrams

There's a lot of work to do, are you ready for that?

Women in Command | Stacey Abrams, politician

Stacey is a Yale-trained tax attorney, entrepreneur, writer and small business owner. She co-founded NOW Account, a financial services firm that helps Georgia small businesses access capital, grow their operations and create jobs. She is also the CEO of Sage Works Productions, a production company in Georgia with several projects under development, including with CBS Studios and NBC/Universal. In her various leadership roles, Stacey has hired and employed Georgians in every region of the state, including hundreds of young people beginning their careers.

Her executive experience includes founding and implementing strategic plans for New Georgia Project, focused on voter registration; Fair Fight Action and Fair Fight PAC, focused on protecting voting rights; and Fair Count, dedicated to meaningful participation in the Census and civic engagement. Each of these organizations is thriving today and making progress on behalf of the people of Georgia. She also founded and served as executive director of the Southern Economic Advancement Project, which develops and promotes policy solutions to challenges in Georgia and neighboring Southern states.

In 2010, Stacey became House Democratic Leader in the Georgia General Assembly, the first woman to lead either party in the state legislature and the first Black Georgian to lead in the House of Representatives. As Democratic Leader, she stopped legislation that would have created the largest tax increase in Georgia history, keeping more money in the pockets of our families. Now running for governor, she is ready to lead Georgia into its next and greatest chapter.

As part of National Women's Month, we're reflecting on the space we hold in the games' industry, the privileges the allow us to be where we are as a team, and the bias that has tried and continues to try and obstruct our path.

So, for National Women's Day this year, we're coming out with our second issue in our newsletter series: Belonging in the Industry! This newsletter will specifically address hurdles and backlash we've faced for being women in video games or our goal of making the space more accessible for women and other femme-identifying people. We strongly believe that opening up about and sharing experiences can lessen the weight they hold not only on ourselves, but on people who have experienced the same and feel isolated because of it 💪