Women under 40

One organization that is leading the way to improve the number of women in political office is Women Under Forty Political Action Committee or WUFPAC. The organization is a non-partisan organization dedicated to identifying, encouraging, and supporting women 40 years of age and under to run for local, state and federal office.

WUFPAC was founded in 1999 after a group of women where concerned by the lack of young women running for office. The organization was also was helpful in getting
Sentators Blanche Lincoln (AR) and Kirsten Gillibrand (NY) elected. WUFPAC also started a sister organization, Running Start which produces various programs intended for high school and college students. One of programs that I was most struck by was the Young Women's Political Leadership Program. The program is open to high school students and inspires the young girls to become involved early on in the political arena.

To read more about WUFPAC, check out their website, wufpac.org.