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Our Impact
Running Start gives young women the confidence, capabilities, and connections they need to
change the world.
Women are currently underrepresented in government
And this disparity persists across other sectors, in the C suite, and in boardrooms.
Research shows that young women's confidence drops during adolescence
Running Start is working to change these statistics by empowering the young women who will be future leaders.
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25,000
alums
From
50 states and
15 countries
Have the skills they need to run for office
and win
50%
of our alums are from
racial and ethnic minorities
30%
of our alums are first generation
college students
30%
are part of the LGBTQIA+ community
Running Start alums are
57 times
more likely to run for office than the national average of women their age.
And 90% of Running Start alums
win their elections.
85%
of our alums felt like their confidence increased after participating in a Running Start program.
73%
of our alums reported learning new political capabilities during their training.
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