Leadership and Civic Engagement, News
Our Rights Are On The Ballot- Make a Voting Plan
by WREN Staff on Oct 25, 2022
Leadership and Civic Engagement
WREN will always provide a strong voice for women and girls across South Carolina. We are committed to fostering an environment in which women are encouraged to lead and to advocate for policies that positively impact our lives and our children’s futures. WREN wants women to have the tools, facts, and skills to advocate. We encourage diverse, women leaders who can champion our concerns and speak out when our interests are being put aside or ignored by elected officials.
Advocacy 101 trainings
WREN trains groups across the state on issues affecting women and girls, while also providing information on the legislative process and how to advocate and lead change in South Carolina.
If you have a group or organization that is interested in receiving an Advocacy 101 training contact us at info@scwren.org.
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Why It Matters In SC?
- During the 122nd South Carolina General Assembly women held 23 out of the 124 seats (12 D, 11R) in the House and 4 out of the 46 seats (2 D, 2R) in the Senate. 15.9% of the legislature is female.
- Women are dramatically outnumbered in senior leadership. Only about 1 in 5 C-suite leaders is a woman, and only 1 in 25 is a woman of color.
- Women are less likely to be hired into manager-level jobs, and they are far less likely to be promoted into them. For every one hundred men promoted to manager, seventy-nine women are. The disparity in the promotion rate to manager is even worse for women of color. Most notably, for every 100 men who are promoted to manager, just 60 Black women are promoted.
- Largely because of these gender gaps, men end up holding 62 percent of management positions, while women hold only 38 percent.
Legislative Agenda
As we add bills that support this issue you will be able to review them here.