Advocates of convincing more women to run for elective office brought their message to University at Buffalo students Saturday.
A program called "Elect Her" was held to address the gender disparity in politics. Program Coordinator Hadar Borden says college-aged women received training on how to run for student government and future political office.
"They say it takes women seven times to say yes to running for government," Borden said. "It's important that we encourage our students early on that they can impact their community by serving as elected officials to shape policy."
Borden says presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Lieutenant-Governor Kathy Hochul are examples of women who have attained success in politics. But she adds women still account for less than a third of the nation's public officials.