Imagine you are a political party. At present, you control the legislature and executive of your state government and you have the power to draw the maps that divide the state into Congressional and legislative districts. You want to ensure that you retain control of the legislature in future elections, even if the voting public …
How to gerrymander: Drawing maps that ensure victory Read More »
If I lived in Colorado, nearly half my state legislators would look like me. But because I live in South Carolina (and despite our state being 51.5 percent female) only about 16 percent of the lawmakers in the S.C. General Assembly are women. This ranks us a dismal 44th in the country in terms of …
A few years back – quite a few – I was a entrepreneur in the women’s apparel business. Thanks to a Midwestern upbringing (“idle hands are the devil’s workshop”), my team and I combined hard work and a customer-centric business concept to build a great business that 20+ years later people still talk about. But …
The title of this article caught me by surprise. One more polarizing attack? A serious question? In fact, the article is based on a lot of research on leadership and concludes that while we suggest leaders be chosen based on competence, which tends to translate into having more technical expertise, intelligence, people-skills, and integrity, in …
“If Women Are Better Leaders Why Aren’t More of Them Leaders?” Read More »
Here at South Carolina Women in Leadership, one of our goals is to fill the election pipeline with women. We want to encourage more women to run for office at every level, from hyper-local all the way to Washington D.C. We want to support women across party lines, and help them find the tools they …
From Just 1 to 131: Women in Congress after 102 Years Read More »
