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How Women Can Run For Office

Wednesday, March 11, 2020 | Sacramento, CA
Andrew Nixon / CapRadio

Vote-by-mail ballots wait to be opened at the county registrar's office March 3, 2020.

Andrew Nixon / CapRadio

The 2018 midterm elections saw a record number of women run for public office. 

Many of them won the day, but the long-term outlook for gender parity in public offices is bleak. Women account for just a quarter of the members of Congress despite making up more than half of the U.S. population. 

Today on Insight, what it takes for women to run for public office.

Guests

  • Former Mayor of Sacramento Heather Fargo

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