August 24, 2021
An Associated Press article on August 24, 2021 detailed that nine women are now serving as governor in the United States. This tied previous annual records, but is still far from gender parity in government positions.
The article includes commentary from our President & CEO Wendy Doyle, who noted that one challenge is deepening the pool of women willing to enter politics. Our policy work at United WE includes the Appointments Project, our strategic program focused on providing the tools and resources for women to seek appointments at the county, city and state levels across multiple states. As Wendy, “It’s a long game. But we’ve got to build the pipeline; we’ve got to build the bench.”
Check out the full article from reporter David Lieb below.