When women run, they win at the same rate as men. The problem isn't getting women to win, it's that they don't see themselves running for office to begin with. erinlooscutraro from SheShouldRun writes why there's no time like now for change:
When’s the last time you felt fired up by a female politician? It might have been from a news story you read online. Or a powerful debate answer. Or a tweet. Whether you lean right or left, there are so many women in office, inspiring and making headlines every day.
But the floodgates still aren’t wide open for women in politics. Women are half of the people in the country, yet they hold less than a third of the 500,000 elected offices nationwide. And though white men make up only 30 percent of the population, they occupy a whopping 62 percent of elected officials, from town council to Congress, according to stats fromWhen women run, they win at the same rate as men. No, the problem isn’t getting women to win.
What’s keeping women from running? Lots. Recent She Should Run stats show that there are still significant barriers standing in the way. For starters, women have historically been less likely to be encouraged and recruited to run for office, at every level — and the hurdles become even bigger for women of color, LGBTQ+ women, religious minorities, and disabled women. And men who are already in office are more likely to encourage other men to run, which helps perpetuate the imbalance. It doesn’t stop there.
Men, on the other hand, are more likely to think they’re the best man for the job, no matter what that job is. When men see themselves represented as heavily in office as they do, they naturally believe they have a place in that role.
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