Actively encourage strong, well-qualified candidates, and especially women,
to run for City Council and to serve on City Commissions.
Research shows that women make government more transparent, inclusive and accessible. Women bring different priorities and experiences to public life, including perspectives that have been largely absent in public policymaking.
Women change the way government works, and their voices are needed in legislative chambers around the country.
Women change the way government works, and their voices are needed in legislative chambers around the country.
RESOURCES
- The National Women’s Political Caucus is a pro-choice, multicultural, intergenerational, and multi-issue grassroots organization dedicated to increasing women’s participation in the political process and creating a true women’s political power base to achieve equality for all women. NWPC recruits, trains and supports pro-choice women candidates for elected and appointed offices at all levels of government regardless of party affiliation. In addition to financial donations, the Caucus offers campaign training for candidates and campaign managers, as well as technical assistance and advice. State and local chapters provide support to candidates running for all levels of office by helping raise money and providing crucial hands-on volunteer assistance. Click here to go to their website.
- NWPC - Greater Pasadena Area: click here for the facebook page.
- California Women Lead is a nonpartisan, issue neutral association committed to encouraging and training women to be leaders in their communities. Ever considered getting involved in your local community as an appointee to a board or commission? Want to know more about how the process works? How do you access the application? Where to find vacancies? How do you navigate the process? Who can help? Click here to go to their website.
- League of California Cities' Women's Caucus is a diversity caucus organized within the League of California Cities. The Women's Caucus endorses and supports the League of California Cities (LCC) mission to restore and protect local control for cities through education and advocacy in order to enhance the quality of life for all Californians and to support policies that directly promote the development and redevelopment of safe and healthy cities. Our mission, as a bipartisan and multicultural group of elected or appointed officials and their colleagues, is to support women in public office, support issues that affect and benefit women, and provide a network of support for both men and women at the local level who are working to overcome barriers for women. Click here to go to their website.
