What it takes to build a nonpartisan pipeline for women candidates

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Dr. Danielle McGuire of Wayne State University at the Why Women Organize conference at the LBJ Library in June 2019. Credit: Jay Godwin

The 19th explores the LBJ Women's Campaign School: "In a space dominated by Democratic groups, the LBJ Women's Campaign School highlights its nonpartisan approach in trying to help more women get elected to office. It's not that simple.

"Despite making up more than half of the U.S. population, women represent just under 30 percent of lawmakers in statehouses, and just below 24 percent of those in Congress. The LBJ program wants to close that gap. Women who lead campaigns is in itself a growing reality."

 

Read the full article at The 19th.