High Noon: Studying Female Leaders
A University of Idaho study is examining women leaders in the state since the 19th Amendment granting voting rights to women was added to the Constitution more than nine decades ago. Kathy Canfield-Davis (pictured), one of the researchers and an assistant professor at the University of Idaho Coeur d'Alene, says the authors hope their findings will shed light on any remaining barriers to women's equality. The authors interviewed 15 women in leadership positions from throughout the state, a mix of school superintendents, school board members, mayors, legislators and judges. Canfield-Davis says none felt like her gender prohibited her from being where she wanted to be, but the women generally acknowledged that while there is still a system in place that favors male dominance/Associated Press.
Question: Name a woman who you view as a top role model for other females in Idaho/Inland Northwest? And/or: Which woman in your life inspired you most?