Selena Schmidt This is Me

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1. 1. Coro: Coro Center for Civic Leadership (Pittsburgh, PA)

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   Published on: 4/30/2006   Last Visited: 4/30/2006

   Selena Schmidt Director of Leadership Development (412) 258-2674 sschmidt@coro.org

2. 2. Coro: Coro Center for Civic Leadership (Pittsburgh, PA)

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   Published on: 2/27/2004   Last Visited: 2/27/2004

   Selena Schmidt Fellows Program Manager (412) 258-2674 sschmidt@coro.org

3. 3. Women scarce in county's top jobs - PittsburghLIVE.com

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   Published on: 3/10/2006   Last Visited: 3/10/2006

   Women who run for elected office often face opposition from local party stalwarts, said Selena Schmidt, director of leadership development at the Coro Center for Civic Leadership, a Downtown-based nonprofit. A 2004 report from the Institute for Women's Policy Research, a Washington, D.C., think tank, ranked Pennsylvania 47th in the nation for women's participation in politics.
   
   The county Republican Party was quicker to begin recruiting and encouraging women to run for office than the Democratic Party, Schmidt said, citing endorsements of people such as U.S. Rep Melissa Hart, the Bradford Woods Republican who is the state's only woman in Congress. By contrast, Allegheny County Councilwoman Brenda Frazier, D-East Liberty, twice won election to her seat after Democrats endorsed a male opponent.
   
   "The people who decide an election are the people who vote, not the small number of people who (endorse) the candidate," Frazier said. "It's always nice to have it, but it's not the determining factor."
   
   More women might run if they knew the rules governing elections, and if more political insiders showed them the ropes, Frazier said.
   
   "I don't think anyone here likes being 47th in the country," Schmidt said.