Why American Politics Needs More Ladiezzz

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🗓️ 4 August 2020

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

More women are running for political office this year than ever before, but men still disproportionally represent the American populace.

We talk with Erin Vilardi, the founder of VoteRunLead, an organization that encourages and trains women to run for office -- and win.

Are YOU considering a run for office? Vilardi explains why women are well-suited for leadership and why you should take the plunge.

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0:00.0	This fall, W bez invites you to our upcoming live events.
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0:15.6	From W be easy Chicago this is Nurdette I'm Greta Johnson and believe it or not election day is in 12 weeks. Once again a
0:26.7	record number of women are running for office which is super cool. However women
0:31.2	still are not proportionally representative in American politics.
0:36.4	Remember, women make up like half the population here in the United States, but right now,
0:40.8	only 23% of Congress is female.
0:44.8	If you look over the course of all of American history,
0:48.0	more than 12,000 people have served in Congress
0:51.8	and fewer than 400 of those have been women. And according to
0:56.7	the House's historical website only 80 women of color have served in Congress
1:01.5	ever which is two-thirds of one percent. Now those
1:08.0	are the federal stats but we looked into it and it's a similar story in
1:11.4	city halls and state houses across the country. So what can be done? And what
1:16.0	should you do if you have a little voice in your head that's like, hey, maybe you should run for office.
1:22.6	Well, Aaron Valardi has answers.
1:26.4	She is our guest today.
1:27.8	She's the founder and CEO of Vote Run Lead,
1:30.3	which is a nonpartisan organization
1:32.2	that trains women to run for office and to win.
1:35.2	Aaron, welcome to Nurdett.
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