{"id":11410,"date":"2018-09-27T12:28:48","date_gmt":"2018-09-27T16:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatwillittake.com\/?p=11410"},"modified":"2021-07-02T12:54:49","modified_gmt":"2021-07-02T16:54:49","slug":"women-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatwillittake.com\/initiatives\/women-politics\/","title":{"rendered":"Women & Politics"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since the 2016 election, women have been mobilizing at unprecedented levels: running for office, making their voices heard on the issues they care about, and demanding change.<\/p>\n

In the midst of this encouraging rise in women\u2019s activism, we must remember that women\u2019s representation in U.S. politics has been dismally low for decades, and remains so: in 2020, women make up only 23.7% of Congress and only 9 out of 50 governors are women. And the U.S. lags behind at least 75 other countries in terms of women’s political representation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Join us in taking action to bridge this political divide and achieve parity in politics.<\/p>\n

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UPCOMING EVENT!<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Date: TBA<\/strong>
\nWhat It Takes: Women\u2019s Political Leadership <\/strong>
\nWashington, DC<\/strong><\/p>\n

As a follow-up to our successful event at the NYU Skirball Center, the aim of this event is to analyze the landscape of women\u2019s political leadership, the critical gaps that persist, and innovations in providing more opportunities, pathways and power for women leaders. Throughout the event, we will focus on how we can ensure more women rise to political leadership, and, most importantly, where we go from here. This event will feature a high pro\ufb01le keynote or \ufb01reside chat and a series of panels on timely themes. Attendees with leave with key action steps to assure forward momentum. More details coming soon.<\/p>\n

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What Will It Take: Women\u2019s Political Leadership 2018 Event<\/strong><\/h4>\n

We want to thank everyone who attended and supported our Women\u2019s Political Leadership Event<\/strong><\/a>, which was held October 15th at NYU\u2019s Skirball Center in New York City. It was an inspiring evening featuring Marianne Schnall<\/strong>\u2019s Q&A with Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi<\/b> and a panel discussion moderated by Pat Mitchell<\/b> in which Symone Sanders<\/b>, Brittany Packnett<\/b>,\u00a0Alessandra Biaggi<\/b>, and Kerry Healey <\/b>offered their powerful insights on why it\u2019s so crucial to have more women in politics and how we can all get involved in making that happen.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> to visit the photo gallery of the event.<\/p>\n

Watch the full video of the 2018 event:<\/strong><\/p>\n