Leading Women Dinner
Join us as we recognize and celebrate all the brave South Carolina women who have stepped forward to seek elective (win or lose) and appointive office.
New Online Leadership Courses
Learn tricks of the trade with SC WIL’s new online self-paced training courses.
Serve On A Board
WIL built and maintains the only comprehensive statewide roster of open seats on appointed public boards and commissions at the municipal, county, and state levels.
Search Available PositionsRun for Office
WIL encourages qualified women to run for office at all levels of government or become engaged in helping with a woman candidate’s campaign.
Find an OfficeOur Efforts
We are a multi-partisan, multi-racial alliance of women with a mission to move South Carolina forward socially, economically, educationally, and environmentally by sharing information, making connections, and encouraging engagement in local and state leadership opportunities.
Ensure Fair Voting
The voting process must be transparent, with no unnecessary barriers. To help achieve this crucial part of our democratic process, we focus on the areas of redistricting, voting technology, and vote verification.
Fill the Pipeline
Did you know that SC ranks a dismal 47th among the 50 states in the number of women in elected office? Since 2018, we’ve been working to encourage and support more women running for public office.
Reduce Polarization
Political polarization is increasingly intense. We believe that cooperation and respectful conversations can help decrease partisan tensions and that elevating more women in Congress will increase democratic legitimacy and simple justice.
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News
SC Women in Leadership Celebrates Anniversary and Discusses Future Plans
SC Women in Leadership (SC WIL) is celebrating its fifth birthday as an organization and many women gathered on the state house steps Tuesday to show support. Members of the South Carolina Women’s Legislative Caucus, SC WIL Founders and friends were in attendance to acknowledge…
News
Meet Three Women Peace-Builders and Peacekeepers
Anny Tengamendite Modi, Téné Maimouna Zoungrana and Stephanie Tutton challenge traditional gender roles in peace-building and peacekeeping on a daily basis.
News
Here’s How We Can Drastically Increase the Number of Women in Politics
A new study shows that nearly a quarter of women are interested in seeking elected office and are motivated by several issues.
Blog
Sister Fidelma Is on the Case
Another “Sister Fidelma” mystery (#34 in the series) will be published in July, and this makes me happy. …
WIL Read Books
The South Carolina State House Grounds: A Guidebook by Lydia Mattice Brandt
Published May 2021 Available in the Richland Library collection in print format and…
Groundbreakers
Inez Tenenbaum
(1951- ) Inez Moore Tenenbaum was sworn in on June 23, 2009 as the ninth Chairman of the U.S. Consumer…
Meet Our Founders
Beth Bernstein
Diane E. Sumpter
Lee Bussell
Barbara Barton
JoAnn Turnquist
Lindsey Spires Griffin
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