Emerging Women in Politics | Samantha Wallace | TEDxGreenvilleWomen

While 51% of the population is comprised of women, less than 1 of 5 local elected officials are women. The case is not that women losing elections to men; they are choosing not to run. How can this change? How can we convince more women to run for elected office in the United States? Samantha S. Wallace is the co-founder and publisher of edible Upcountry, a magazine dedicated to celebrating the regional food culture and sustainable foodways of upstate South Carolina. She is also one of the original co-founders of M.Judson, an independent bookstore in downtown Greenville.

Politically, Sam was instrumental in leading upstate representation to the Women's March in Washington. Subsequently, she served on the founding Organizing Committee of Emerge South Carolina, a new statewide organization dedicated to recruiting, training and supporting Democratic women running office, and was just elected in October as the organization's first Chair of the Board of Directors. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx