Marianne Schnall is a widely published interviewer, journalist and author of What Will It Take to Make a Woman President?, Leading the Way, and Dare to Be You. She is also the founder of Feminist.com and What Will It Take Movements and the host of the podcast ShiftMakers.
, to get their thoughts on this moment where we stand poised to potentially break through the historic glass ceiling of the presidency. I recently had the opportunity to interview yet another trailblazer for women in politics: Governor Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan.
Whitmer, who is currently serving her second term as governor, has confronted and led through a variety of challenges since she took office in 2019, including the Covid-19 pandemic, historic flooding in her state, and being the target of a kidnapping and assassination plot.
Whitmer first got into politics “a little bit by chance,” she said. “When I was much younger, I’d originally wanted to become a sports reporter. But in college, I ended up working as an intern in the Michigan House of Representatives. I loved it, and when a seat opened up later in my twenties, I happily ran.” She adds, “There were very few women in the House at the time. I knew we needed fighters, and I could fight, so I went for it. And I’m so glad I did.
As governor, Whitmer is known for being a bold leader who listens to her constituents’ needs with a compassionate ear and takes action. I asked her what qualities she thinks we most need in politicians and leaders today, and she had this to say: “You know, I talk a lot about grit, perseverance, rolling with the punches, but I think the number one thing has to be the ability to just ask people what they need and listen.
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