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Reporters Discuss Why Women Aren't Winning Legislative Races In The West

Women Run The West

Over the last year, Wyoming Public Radio’s Caroline Ballard and Jennifer Pemberton, formerly of Utah Public Radio and currently working for KTOO in Juneau, Alaska, have tracked the political representation of women in western states in the collaboration Women Run The West.  The series, which was part of NPR’s first Audio Storytelling Workshop, looked at why women are represented in such low numbers, how individual women decide to run for office, and what political parties and organizations are doing to increase the number of women in politics. Wyoming Public Radio’s Bob Beck sat down with Ballard and Pemberton to hear more about what they found. 

Bob Beck retired from Wyoming Public Media after serving as News Director of Wyoming Public Radio for 34 years. During his time as News Director WPR has won over 100 national, regional and state news awards.
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