1989: CAWP convenes its first Forum for Newly Elected Wo

CAWP convenes its first Forum for Newly Elected Women State Legislators. The Forum brings together women serving in their first term in the legislature to learn from veteran women legislators in order to increase their political clout within their states. Legislators discuss how to work effectively with the executive branch, strategies for achieving legislative leadership positions, and how to successfully move a policy agenda forward.