Women who run: “If not you, then who?”

“If not you, then who?” Melody asks at the end of this video.

We know that women are much less likely to stand up and run. Listen to LEE members Charli Cooksey, Sarah Koegler, and Melody Nguae-Tu'uholoaki talk about why they took the leap, acknowledging that they didn’t feel like they had the skill or were busy enough already with kids and life, and then realized that through their experience as teachers they already had all the skills they needed to lead.

Learn more about LEE women who have run for office in this Elected Leadership toolkit.