21 Mar 2012 - On Friday, I joined PBS's To the Contrary to talk about the shortage of women in elected office. The segment revolved around She Should Run (SSR), a bipartisan, non-profit dedicated to "dramatically increasing" the number of women in elected office.
While the conversation was limited to a few minutes and a rather narrow scope, a real discussion about women's role in American politics ought to start with the founding of our nation -- a time when there was little tolerance for women's participation in the political arena.
For the full story, see Huffington Post.
21 Mar 2012 - On Friday, I joined PBS's To the Contrary to talk about the shortage of women in elected office. The segment revolved around She Should Run (SSR), a bipartisan, non-profit dedicated to "dramatically increasing" the number of women in elected office.
While the conversation was limited to a few minutes and a rather narrow scope, a real discussion about women's role in American politics ought to start with the founding of our nation -- a time when there was little tolerance for women's participation in the political arena.
For the full story, see Huffington Post.