WIRE 2021 Year in Review
WIRE is very proud of all our accomplishments in 2021. We have added new leadership, focused on efforts to grow our Appointed Office...
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- Jan 16, 2020
Hope and High Drama: A Year With Two New Democratic Congresswomen
New York Times By Susan Dominus Published Nov. 18, 2019, Updated Jan. 16, 2020 We followed Ayanna Pressley and Abigail Spanberger as they...
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- Nov 22, 2019
South Bay group is wired in to get more women elected - San Jose Mercury News
By MICHELLE PITCHER November 22, 2019 For about 14 years, Carol Marshall has hosted a monthly meeting of women at her house. By design,...
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- Oct 4, 2019
October 2019
Be the Change! Thanks for Getting In the Game! WIRE's fall kick-off event on October 2, 2019 gathered a large crowd of 50+ people,...
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- Sep 18, 2019
September 2019
Be the Change! Join WIRE for our fall event and learn about our work to help women enter appointed and/or elected offices in San Mateo...
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- Feb 18, 2019
February 2019
A Word from WIRE's President: I would like to express my deep gratitude to the women who ran for local office in Santa Clara and San...
WIRE Team
- Dec 1, 2018
Women Are Winning in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties
In Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties, recent election data shows that women running for city councils, school boards, and special...
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- Sep 28, 2018
There's A $500,000 Gender Gap When It Comes To Campaign Fundraising - via NPR
September 26, 2018 5:00 AM ET Heard on All Things Considered by PETER OVERBY Gender gaps aren't just for the workplace, and the midterm...
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- Jul 4, 2018
WIREd for change - Menlo Park Almanac
Menlo Park woman heads group committed to expanding women's representation in government office by Lauren Kelmar / Almanac "I'm not...
WIRE Team
- Mar 16, 2018
Letter Published in the SF Chronicle on March 16, 2018
Dear Editor, It is heartening that so many more women are running for public office than in years past. However, if we are serious about...
WIRE Team
- Feb 1, 2018
February 2018
WIRE's Vision WIRE envisions a world where a significantly larger number of women hold appointed and elected public office, bringing...
WIRE Team
- Dec 1, 2017
December 2017
San Mateo County held nonpartisan elections in November 2017. Of the twenty-seven positions up for election, women won thirteen. That's a...