{"id":5084143,"date":"2020-09-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-23T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ctlatinonews.com\/latina-leaders-share-the-challenges-and-opportunities-of-running-for-public-office\/"},"modified":"2020-09-23T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-09-23T04:00:00","slug":"latina-leaders-share-the-challenges-and-opportunities-of-running-for-public-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/ctln\/2020\/09\/23\/latina-leaders-share-the-challenges-and-opportunities-of-running-for-public-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Latina leaders share the challenges and opportunities of running for public office"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

“If I was a man and I raised my voice, would I, would he be emotional? Would he be categorized as being challenging and difficult in the conversation? (No) He would be assertive and aggressive in pushing his point across”, said Bridgeport City Council President Aidee Nieves at a recent Zoom conversation<\/a> hosted by Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz.<\/p>\n\n\n

Nieves along with several elected Latina city councilwomen, representatives, and alderwomen shared their experiences and advice about working in politics.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n

In addition to the gender stereotype that women are “too emotional” to lead, many of the guests shared similar obstacles in running for office like lack of funding, organizing, and difficulty networking.<\/p>\n\n\n

“You have to be tough in order to be in politics because you will always have someone trying to put you down; trying to always come up with an excuse for you not to run. It is very difficult to be in a room with a group of men,” said Maly Rosado, president of the Hartford City Council.<\/p>\n\n\n

Rosado is one of the many Latinas in public service that the Lieutenant Governor has been honoring in social media during Hispanic Heritage Month.<\/p>\n\n\n

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#HispanicHeritageMonth<\/a>: Maly Rosado, elected President of the Hartford City Council in January, grew up in Puerto Rico and has lived in #Hartford<\/a> for the last 30 yrs. She is a dedicated advocate for policies that are driven by equality and inclusion for all. Thank you, Maly! pic.twitter.com\/9kCwr3IC43<\/a><\/p>— Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz (@LGSusanB) September 17, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>