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We Need Women to Get Off the Political Sidelines
An impassioned plea to show up. Literally.
There is a reality that I’m not sure most people understand and I’m of the opinion that if it became more widely known, a lot of men would be terrified and there would be a shift in the United States that would blow the roof off this place. You ready?
Women could take over this country. We choose not to. We consciously make that choice. We are more powerful than men. We just don’t exercise that power. We mobilize better than men, we’re just quieter. We’d rather be Batman than Robin.
I was very active politically for the last election, and I’m even more so for the mid-terms. The more I get involved, the more I see data, and the more I see massive obstacles to be overcome.
Women don’t run for office like men do
Only 31.1% of all state legislators are women, which has increased sharply since Trump’s election in 2016. Still, there is only one state (Nevada) where women outnumber men in the state legislatures. One state.
The upward tick in positions held is seen in the number of women in Congress where there was a 50% increase in the number of women in Congress a decade ago.
Before we start celebrating, lets…
