Tag Archive for: diversity in politics

People in Politics: What Makes a Powerful Leader?
"Women naturally function more as a collective. There is power in numbers. When it is transactional, people who want to succeed think that dividing and conquering is how you do it. That is actually a colonized way of leading."

Sen. Patricia Torres Ray: Transforming the Science of Politics
"We are working on transforming the science of politics. And when we get there, and when we do that, this world is going to be very, very different."

Socioeconomic Obstacles to Being a Candidate
How socio-economic status keeps people out of these spaces, prevents people from running, and also keeps folks in these offices year after year.

Stepping Out for BIPOC and LGBTQ+ Candidates
Supporters of women of color and LGBTQ+ legislative candidates came out to celebrate the intersectional movement

Breaking Barriers in Minnesota Politics
What political barriers are diverse Minnesota women and LGBTQN+ people trying to open?


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