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A South Carolina nonprofit has developed a toolkit for women running for office, giving them everything from spreadsheets for fundraising to training on how to speak to the media. The

South Carolina Ports President and CEO Barbara Melvin was named 2023 Leading Woman by SC Women in Leadership.

SC women in politics ask other women to look to Dianne Feinstein's life for motivation to become leaders.

Press Release SC Women in Leadership (SC WIL) honors SC Ports president and CEO, Barbara Melvin; the only five female South Carolina State “Sister” Senators, Penry Gustafson, Margie Bright Matthews, Mia McLeod, Sandy Senn, and Katrina Shealy; and South Carolina State Representative Heather Bauer, at their annual Leading Women Dinner on September 26th, 2023 from […]

After the state supreme court struck down an abortion ban, legislators chose a man to replace its only female justice.

This article was originally published at ProPublica, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. When attorneys arrived for oral arguments in South…

When South Carolina’s only female Supreme Court justice retired after helping strike down an abortion ban, the largely male legislature rallied behind the lone male candidate to replace her.

A sit down with Attorney General Alan Wilson and Lead Prosecutor Creighton Water to discuss what is being called the trial of the century and the Murdaugh conviction. And as we celebrate Women’s History month, we talk with Barbara Rackes of SC Women in Leadership about the need for more women in public office.