Women's Political Power Map

University of Scranton

Ready to Run® Northeastern Pennsylvania is a non-partisan program for women who want to run for office, seek higher office, work on a campaign, get appointed to office, or learn more about the political system. Ready to Run® Northeastern Pennsylvania is part of the Ready to Run® National Training Network of the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP) at Rutgers University (NJ).

John Glenn College of Public Affairs, Ohio State University

Ready to Run® Ohio is a nonpartisan effort to train and engage women to consider running for elected office or seeking appointed office or being more engaged in civic involvement in their communities of interest. Ready to Run® Ohio is part of the Ready to Run®  Training Network of the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP) at Rutgers University (NJ).

Pennsylvania Center for Women and Politics at Chatham University

Ready to Run® Pennsylvania provides bi-partisan political training to encourage women to run for government leadership positions. The day-long program targets women considering or recently deciding to run for political office, providing training and mentoring by campaign professionals, political women, and officeholders. Ready to Run® Pennsylvania is part of the Ready to Run® National Training Network of the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP) at Rutgers University (NJ).

Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy, Texas Woman's University

YWCA Utah

Real Women Run is a collaborative nonpartisan initiative to empower women to participate fully in public life and civic leadership through elected political office at all levels, appointments to boards and commissions, participation in campaigns, and engagement in the political system.

Red Wine & Blue is a sisterhood working to change the world together, one suburb at a time. Red Wine & Blue provides everything women need to successfully organize in their communities and beyond.

Register Her promotes and creates women-centered and women-led voter registration efforts nationwide. 

Represent PA is the only organization in Pennsylvania focused on investing in pro-choice Democratic women candidates across the entire commonwealth for both the PA House and Senate.

RepresentWomen works to increase women's representation in elected office and advocates for systemic reforms to the recruitment process, voting systems, and legislative practices so that more women run, win, serve, and lead.

Maryland Federation for Republican Women

The Maryland Federation of Republican Women has provided a one-day training program for Republican women interested in running for office.  Attendees in two tracks -- beginner and advanced -- get advice from leading Republican candidates and campaign professionals. 

Republican Women for Progress (RWFP) is a grassroots policy organization created to: ensure the full spectrum of Republican women’s voices are represented in the media, develop and support the pipeline of Republican women who want to lead and run for office, and refocus the GOP on proper governance and policy.

The Republican Women of Weld objectives are to inform the public through political education & activity. Foster loyalty to the Republican Party at all levels of government, increase the effectiveness of women in the cause of good government, promote the principles of the Republican Party and work for Republican candidates in ALL elections. 

Republican Women of Williamson County (RWWC)is a chartered club of the Tennessee Federation of Republican Women (TFRW). Promoting an informed public through political education and activity.  Increasing the effectiveness of Women in the Cause of good government.

The Republican Women's Federation of Michigan works to increase the effectiveness of women in the cause of good government. 

With the goal of reducing the disparity between men and women in public policy formation and elected offices held, the RIDWC seeks to organize, recruit, prepare, and support women who wish to enter the political process and raise awareness of women's issue within the Democratic Party.  Together we can promote a strong and vibrant voice addressing the concerns of women, including pay equity, social equality, education, domestic violence, children's health, foster care, sexual harassment, and women's health.

The General Laws of Rhode Island (28-5.1-3.1) establishes that to the extent possible all boards, commissions, committees, and councils shall be representative of the state gender proportions.

National Organization for Women

NOW chapters focus on six priority issues including reproductive rights, ending sex discrimination/constitutional equality, promoting diversity and ending racism, economic justice, stopping violence against women, and LGBTQIA rights. 

The Rhode Island Women's Legislative Caucus brings the women of the General Assembly together in a non-partisan setting to make progress on issues that affect all Rhode Islanders, such as health, education, domestic violence prevention, workplace concerns, pay equity issues and family and childrens issues.

Right Direction Women plans to support women leaders with strong conservative credentials running for office in winnable states such as Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Maryland, and Wisconsin.

Republican State Leadership Committee

The Republican State Leadership Committee launched "Right Women, Right Now," in an effort to coordinate with female leaders, party officials and national and local women's groups to identify, recruit and support qualified women nationwide in their campaigns for state-level elected office. State level Republican women have made great strides in recent years with a great deal more to be accomplished and the RSLC is taking the lead to further the party's efforts.