What Has Changed for Women Candidates in 20 Years?

An Interview with Roxanne Qualls  Roxanne Qualls is a current city councilwoman for the City of Cincinnati, Ohio and first ran for council in 1987.  She was elected mayor of Cincinnati in 1993 and also ran for congress in 1998.  She has long been considered one of the region’s most accomplished women leaders.   Ms. Qualls…

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Dirty Politics

In her new book, Pearls Politics & Power, former Vermont Governor, Madeleine M. Kunin describes dirty politics as one of the many barriers to running for office for women.  “The biggest deterrent for women is the nature of politics itself.  Too many women cannot envision themselves in an arena where their portraits are rarely seen.…

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