# Ann Warner on building a movement to reclaim the rights of women and girls

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Podcast: [Firestarters with Shannon Watts](https://stenobird.com/podcast/firestarters-with-shannon-watts-6727386)
Published: 2026-07-02T14:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://shannonwatts.substack.com/p/ann-warner-on-building-a-movement
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## Resource

Ann Warner has spent more than two decades advocating for the rights of women, girls and gender-expansive people around the world. Today, she serves as Executive Director of the Collaborative for Gender + Reproductive Equity (CGRE), a growing community of donors and foundations uniting to advance gender, reproductive, and racial equity. Ann joined CGRE to grow its network of funder partners and grantee partners to build a movement of collective power that creates durable, lasting change. She also served as the founding Chief Executive Officer of the Women’s Rights and Empowerment Network (WREN), which is now one of the leading gender and justice advocacy organizations in the Southern United States. In this conversation, we discussed how building collective power comes from working in partnership with incredible people, her goal to create the conditions for women and girls to be able to thrive, how abortion bans are interfering with the ability of women and people to determine what is best for them and their families, the coordinated political attack on transgender people, and how we can’t stand by idly and assume that the rights we have now are permanent. Connect with Ann: LinkedIn | Website If you’re looking to unleash your potential, find your personal, professional, or political fire, and to connect with a community who is doing the same, click here to learn more. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shannonwatts.substack.com/subscribe

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