A bi-partisan national effort to recruit and train women to run for all levels of office.
Education and Training
Ready to Run™
CAWP offers comprehensive campaign trainings and resources to help women run and win elective office.NEW Leadership™
CAWP is committed to empowering and educating students through programs which teach about women’s participation in politics and policymaking, cultivate leadership skills, and build networks between participants and community leaders.The 2012 Project
The 2012 Project is a national, non-partisan campaign to increase the number of women in legislative office by identifying and engaging accomplished women 45 and older from underrepresented fields and industries.Senator Wynona Lipman Chair
The Lipman Chair was created to honor the legacy of the late state senator, the first African American woman in the New Jersey legislature. The Chair is intended to celebrate Senator Lipman, remind people of her achievements, and encourage others to follow in the footsteps of this path-breaking African American woman leader.Pathways to Politics
Pathways to Politics brings teen-age Girl Scouts from around the nation to CAWP for two weeks to learn about women's political participation.CAWP Leadership Awards
The Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP), a unit of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers, recognizes the accomplishments and leadership potential of students from Douglass Residential College with three annual awards.Permission to Reproduce CAWP Materials:
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