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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 …
Washington Post Only once before and only briefly has any legislature in the country experienced a female majority in even one of its chambers. It happened in New Hampshire, where women held 13 out of 24 seats in the state Senate during the 2009-2010 session. A decade later, there are two: Colorado and Nevada, where …
Female representation matters. Colorado’s legislature proves that. Read More »
Robb Report It’s a vital time for women. After decades of warming the bench in the workforce, we are rising to the top. How did we do it? It’s been a long haul, but at its root is “women supporting women.” Just who are our future trailblazers? Read more>>>
Carolina News and Reporter Leaders of a new nonprofit organization want to create a network of women who are equipped to lead in more than just women-centric issues in politics. WIL officially launched on April 8 and hope to promote engagement of women in statewide opportunities to be leaders and run for various offices. Over …
New group calls for more women in S.C. leadership Read More »
