Berkeley Talks: Year of the woman: Panel on the recent rise of women in politics
Moderator Laurel Rosenhall of CALmatters leads a Feb. 1, 2019, discussion with Mary Hughes of Close the Gap; Nicole Boucher of the California Donor Table; Amanda Renteria of Emerge America about the recent rise of women in politics
March 7, 2019
Nicole Boucher (left) and Amanda Renteria
National analysts have noted the sharply increased number of women running for elective office in 2018, especially among Democrats. In a panel discussion, “Year of the Woman?,” Nicole Boucher, co-executive director of the California Donor Table; Mary Hughes, a democratic strategist and founder of Close the Gap California; and Amanda Renteria, chair of Emerge America examines the phenomenon in the California context and whether it’s likely to continue in future election cycles. The discussion was moderated by Laurel Rosenhall, a political reporter for CALmatters.
Laurel Rosenhall (left) and Mary Hughes
This discussion was part of a Feb. 1, 2019 conference, “California Votes: A Post-Mortem on the 2018 Election,” hosted by UC Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies.