Elect Her

The Elect Her initiative acknowledges the necessity to build the pipeline of women running for office in order to diminish the long-standing political leadership gender gap. This initiative consists of a full continuum of programming to empower females from high school onward to view themselves as political candidates. Learn more by reading the Elect Her FAQ.

For high school women

Young Women's Political Leadership Program
Running Start's Young Women's Political Leadership Program (YWPL) introduces high school girls to the importance of women in political leadership. Students can apply on the Running Start website to the Washington, D.C. and regional locations of this program.

For college women

Elect Her – Campus Women Win
Elect Her – Campus Women Win, a collaboration between AAUW and Running Start, encourages and trains young women to run for student government on their campuses. Any students who attend the selected campuses can participate in the training.

See below for our current training sites and click on the links for blogs from the 2011 trainings.

2012 Elect Her – Campus Women Win Sites
Boise State University — Boise, ID
February 21, 2012

Coastal Carolina University — Conway, SC (since 2011)
January 28, 2012

Denison University — Granville, OH
February 25, 2012
The Elect Her – Denison Women Win is sponsored by Laura Smiley Miller

Duke University — Durham, NC (since 2011)
February 4, 2012

George Washington University — Washington, DC
January 28, 2012

Georgia State University — Atlanta, GA
March 9, 2012

Georgian Court  University — Lakewood, NJ
March 30, 2012

Howard University — Washington, DC
January 21, 2012

Idaho State University — Pocatello, ID (since 2010)
February 16, 2012

Louisiana State University — Baton Rouge, LA
Fall 2012

Loyola University — New Orleans, LA (since 2010)
March 10, 2012

Mt. San Jacinto College, Menifee Valley — Menifee, CA (since 2010)
March 17, 2012

Northern Illinois University — DeKalb, IL (since 2011)
March 21, 2012

Northern Michigan University — Marquette, MI (since 2010)
March 13, 2012

Pacific Lutheran University — Tacoma, WA (since 2011)
February 25, 2012

Stanford University — Palo Alto, CA
February 4, 2012

Stony Brook University — Stony Brook, NY
March 9, 2012

University of Alabama — Tuscaloosa, AL (since 2011)
February 4, 2012

University of Cincinnati — Cincinnati, OH (since 2011)
February 11, 2012

University of Connecticut — Storrs, CT (since 2010)
February 11, 2012

University of Louisville — Louisville, KY
Fall 2012

University of North Carolina, Wilmington — Wilmington, NC (since 2010)
February 25, 2012

University of Texas, Arlington — Arlington, TX (since 2010)
February 13, 2012

University of Virginia — Charlottesville, VA
February 4, 2012

University of West Indies, Mona Campus — Kingston, Jamaica (since 2010)
March 3, 2012

University of Wyoming — Laramie, WY (since 2011)
February 15, 2012

Washington & Lee University — Lexington, VA
March 1, 2012

Western Washington University — Bellingham, WA (since 2011)
February 4, 2012

Willamette University — Salem, OR
February 26, 2012

Wright State University — Dayton, OH (since 2011)
February 18, 2012

If you are interested in having a training on your campus in the future and need more information, please contact leadership@aauw.org.

For women of all ages

She Should Run™
Women's Campaign Forum's She Should Run™ provides an easy way to ask a woman to run for office — and then connects her with the support, training, and resources they need to join the next class of strong and successful women leaders in our country. Nominate yourself and other women you know to run for office!

Give to the AAUW Leadership Programs Fund to support these programs that develop women's potential to lead.