State’s leading women in government discuss leadership at UMass Amherst

women in government from across the Commonwealth gathered on the UMass ammer campus for a leadership discussion tonight the event organized by UMass women into leadership aimed to provide a platform for women in government to share their experiences and insight and to inspire the next generation of female leaders the panel made up of five esteemed leaders talked about the benefits of pursuing a career in public service government or politics among panelists was Kim Driscoll lieutenant governor she told us this event will help address the gender gap in politics we're obviously the first all female team to lead the Commonwealth so we hope we're making grounds on having more women involved we know how important it is to have women around the table whether it's a corporate table or Congress to make decisions that impact people's lives if we can widen that Gap more opportunity to make sure we're getting things right with a broader audience participating Driscoll emphasized the importance of internship as a way for women to gain experience and Connections in the field of Public Service adding women should also not be afraid to share their opinions and follow their passions whether it be in areas such as climate change or political campaigns