Is fundraising another huge barrier for women?
I had no problem raising money at all. In fact, and this is funny, I was so successful at raising money the other candidates started saying, “Hey, she’s trying to buy the election!” Well then, you’re the right person to ask for advice on soliciting campaign contributions. You start with people who believe in you. I wrote a personal letter outlining what I wanted to do, and asking for help. In response, several friends wrote sizable checks and it turbo-charged me. A California woman learned about me online and mailed a check. That was huge! We all have to write bigger checks for other women. It’s in our best interest to get more women into politics. Why is 33% considered the tipping point? It’s critical mass — the point at which an environment changes in such a way, it can no longer go back to what it was. Take the Supreme Court, for example. One woman justice is newsworthy — she’s first. Two women are still the exception, not the rule. When you have three women on the bench, it stops
