Poised to Run: Women's Pathways to the State Legislatures

Poised to Run: Women's Pathways to the State Legislatures presents the initial findings of a 2008 CAWP study that asked women and men in state legislatures about their routes to elective office. The research shows that:

• women need to be recruited
• political parties matter
• organizations help women run
• more women can run
• resources are important.

This research was made possible by the generous support of a Leadership Matching Grant from the Barbara Lee Family Foundation, Project Grants from the Susie Tompkins Buell Foundation and Wendy Mackenzie and other generous donors.