Are You Ready to Go Lead Idaho?

Still wondering if Go Lead Idaho is the place for you on Saturday? Consider this....

Recent polls commissioned by The White House Project (ThWHP) indicate that one big battle has been won—large majorities of Americans are comfortable  with women as top leaders in all sectors, from academia and business to media and the military. 
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 That raises the question: “if so many Americans are comfortable with women leading in all sectors, then why are we so far from that goal?” 
Why, with all the good ideas and interventions that have been researched and documented, aren’t women leading in proportion to our numbers? 

Inspiration, education, networking and support are the goals of Saturday's first Go Lead in Idaho. Join us for the experience and help answer the above question. 

Some more points to consider courtesy ThWHP
  • In every election since 1980, US women have voted in higher rates than men.
  • In 1964, Margaret Chase Smith became the first US woman nominated by a major political party for President.
  • 'Toughness doesn't have to come in a pinstripe suit.' - California Senator Dianne Feinstein
  • 'Don’t agonize. Organize.' - Florynce Kennedy
  • 'I feel very strongly that change is good because it stirs up the system.' - Ann Richards
  • 'A government is invigorated when each of us is willing to participate in shaping the future of this nation.' - Barbara Jordan
  • "Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."  - Muriel Strode
  • "You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try." - Beverly Sills
  • "The fastest way to change society is to mobilize the women of the world." - Charles Malik, former president, United Nations General Assembly
  • Out of more than 180 countries, only 27 have elected women presidents, and only 25 have appointed women prime ministers.
  • 18.5% of members of national parliaments worldwide are women.
  • Rwanda has the highest proportion of women parliamentarians in the world — 56%.
  • In the 21st century, Saudi Arabia and Vatican City are the only countries in the world that do not offer women the right to vote.
  • There are 24 women ambassadors to the United Nations.
  • Of 1.2 billion people living in poverty worldwide, 70% are women.
  • Women own around only 1% of the world's land.
  • Only 21% of all news subjects (people interviewed or whom the news is about) are female.