An article appeared on January 26, 2014, in the Associated Press titled The Number of Women Dropping in California Legislature, that quotes CALIFORNIALIST President and Founder Bettina Duval on the status of elected women. The article was posted online by quite a few news organizations, including U-T San Diego, Orange County Register, The Washington Times, The Miami Herald and others.

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CALIFORNIALIST Founder Bettina Duval wrote an Op Ed piece that appeared in the online copy of the San Diego Union Tribune on January 1, 2014, titled “A Wake Up Call  to Elect More Women.” 

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With the recent partial government shut down by the Republican male leadership, many are wondering how things would be different if women ran the world. 

Excellent food for thought comes from the Time magazine article that ran this week titled “Women Are the Only Adults Left in Washington.” Read the full text of the article online here: http://swampland.time.com/2013/10/16/women-are-the-only-adults-left-in-washington.

This month we are celebrating our 11th anniversary. CALIFORNIALIST is proud of the work we have accomplished. We have identified, trained and supported Democratic women in our efforts to build a pipeline of female leaders. Since our inception, seven formerly endorsed CALIFORNIALIST candidates have beat the odds and gone on to serve in Congress. It’s on the local level and in our State legislature where we build a farm team for future leaders.

We are currently planning for the 2014 election and there is an alarming trend: women are not running for office. How can we continue to build our ultimate dream team and make it to the final four without any players?

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