Welcome to The 2012 Project Webinar

AWC MISSION: To champion the advancement of women across all communications

disciplines by recognizing excellence, promoting

leadership and positioning its members at

the forefront of the evolving communications era.

PWOCN MISSION To connect Women of Color seeking

to successfully build their careers and businesses by serving as a

platform for networking, professional development and strategic

connections.

Debbie Walsh is the director of the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP), a unit of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University. CAWP is nationally recognized as the leading source of scholarly research and current data about American women’s political participation. Its mission is to promote greater knowledge and understanding about women's participation in politics and government and to enhance women's influence and leadership in public life.

The 2012 Project is CAWP’s newest initiative.  

Director Center for American Women and Politics

A Campaign to Increase the Number of Women in Congress and State Legislatures

Don’t get mad. Get elected.

We know the marquee names and faces of women in politics.

But these women obscure the norm.

Freshman class of the U.S. House of Representatives, 112th Congress (2011-2012)

Congress

State Legislature

Mayors

Governors

17%

24%12%17%

Though 51% of the population is female…..

Numbers for women of color, even more dismal…..

Congress

State Legislature

Governors

4.5%

4.7%

4.0%

The 2010 Election: Year of the Woman? Not so much.

For the first time since 1979, women lost ground in Congress

Largest percentage decline for women in state legislatures since the 1970s

No increase in number of female governors (6) and loss of women in executive leadership

One positive – first 2 women of color governors elected

Why don’t women run?

Family Privacy

Negativity Incumbency

Lack of a roadmap

“Nobody asked me!”

REASONS

DIY

Why dowomen run?

Solve a Problem

Change Agent

Desire to be Involved

Asked to run!

REASONS

BALLOT

Women make a difference.

The Solution:The 2012 ProjectThe 2012 Project is a national, non-partisan campaign to increase the number of women elected to Congress and state legislatures by taking advantage of the once-in-a-decade opportunities of 2012.

Women poised to be successful candidates

• Women leaders in the public and private sector with a track record or interest in community and civic involvement, with specific outreach to women leaders of color

• Women from fields currently underrepresented in government

Why not you? And why not now?

You can make a difference on importantissues of the day.

• Economic Policy

• Health Care

• Civil Rights

• Pay Equity

Sharon Weston Broome State Senator (LA)

Emmy McClelland Former State Legislator (MO)

The 2012 Project Faculty

Sharon Weston Broome

Sharon Weston Broome's role as a public servant has spanned over two decades. On September 8, 2011 she was re-elected to her third term to the Louisiana State Senate without opposition. Broome currently serves as President Pro Tempore of the Louisiana State Senate. Senator Broome served in the Louisiana House of Representatives (District 29) for 12 years and was the first female elected as Speaker Pro Tempore of the Louisiana House of Representatives.

During her tenure in the Legislature Senator Broome has been a vocal advocate for issues surrounding children and families. Broome is also the national president of the National Organization of Black Elected Legislative Women (NOBEL-Women). She is a recipient of the Morehouse College's Gandhi, King, Ikeda Community Builder's Award.With two degrees in communications, Sharon has established herself as a nationally recognized speaker and communications consultant. She is the president of Sharon Broome Communications, Inc. Weston Broome has made various national television appearances including Court's TV's "Your Turn," PBS' "Debates Debates" and the "Montel Williams Show." In addition, she served for five years as the "2 On Your Side" reporter for WBRZ-TV (ABC-Baton Rouge).  

The 2012 Project Faculty

The 2012 Project Faculty

The 2012 Project Faculty

Emmy McClelland

Emmy McClelland is an active leader in government, politics and her community. A native of Springfield, Missouri, she is a graduate of the University of Missouri at Columbia with a bachelors degree in political science and a Missouri Life Teaching Certificate. She is a graduate of Leadership St. Louis.

Emmy currently serves as Director of Government Relations for St. Louis Children’s Hospital. Previously she served as Governor Bob Holden’s Assistant Director of Legislative Affairs for two years concentrating on education issues and as a member of the Missouri House of Representatives for ten years. Emmy was also the Director of Secretary of State Roy Blunt’s Corporation Division Field Office in St. Louis.

As an advocate on behalf of the developmentally disabled, Emmy worked on the local, state and national level. She was the president of the National Society for Autistic Children and has served as Chairman of the Missouri State Developmental Disabilities Council and Missouri's Education for All Handicapped Children Panel.

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Every time a woman runs, women win.

Geraldine Ferraro

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