Posts Tagged ‘Running Start’
AAUW, Running Start Provide Campus Trainings to Increase the Number of Women Running for Office
Elect Her Initiative Will Expand to 39 College Campuses Next Year WASHINGTON — The American Association of University Women (AAUW) and Running Start will bring Elect Her–Campus Women Win, the only nationwide program that trains college women to run for student government and future office, to 39 sites across the country and Jamaica in spring…
Read MoreTo Gain More Women in Politics, Focus on College Women
By Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine – The American Association of University Women (AAUW) and Running Start have joined together to increase the numbers of college women in leadership tracks and running for office with the Elect Her – Campus Women Win program. “Fifty-four percent of women in Congress have run for office in college,” said…
Read MoreRunning Start Trains High School Girls
Running Start, a national organization dedicated to educating and inspiring girls and young women to run for political office, completed two successful regional Young Women’s Political Leadership Programs (YWPL) for high school girls this fall. The programs took place in Los Angeles, California on September 24, and in New York, New York on October 22. Each…
Read MoreRUNNING START – Giving High School Girls Access to a Political Future
Application process begins January 1 Running Start is a non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization dedicated to inspiring young women and girls to run for political office. The goal is to increase the number of women in the United States who serve in elected office by planting the seed early that women are needed in politics. The…
Read MoreRunning Start’s Path to Politics Series Continues June 30th
Running Start, the D.C. based organization dedicated to inspiring and education young girls and women to run for political office is hosting Leading at the Local Level luncheon on June 30th from noon -1:30 p.m. at 700 12th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. The Path to Politics program is a nine-part series. For information or to…
Read MoreRunning Start – Empowering Young Women to Dream Big
By Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine Study after study has shown that women do not think about politics as often as men – and especially when it comes to thinking about actually running for public office. Running Start was founded with one specific purpose in mind – to encourage young women to become involved in…
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