Although women are slowly gaining political representation, they only make up about 19% of Congress. Today, only 104 women serve in the House and Senate, a number that is almost double what it was twenty years ago and a figure that has not kept pace with other countries. This hour, we're talking about barriers that women in politics still face and looking at how far women in politics have really come.
Guests:
- Antoinette Wilson, Columbus Political Consultant and Former Ohio Assistant Secretary of State
- Erin Vilardi, Founder and Executive Director of VoteRunLead
- Senator Shannon Jones, Ohio U.S. Senator, 7th District
- Mary Oakar, Former Member of the U.S. Congress and Ohio House of Representatives; currently serves on the State Board of Education
Event:
The John Glenn College of Public Affairs at OSU will be hosting its first Ready to Run: Campaign Training for Women Conference on December 4th.
This show originally aired on December 1, 2015 at 10 a.m.