Most of the elected officials are men, most of the lobbyists in Sacramento are men, and they like to get together and smoke cigars, and go fishing, and play golf. Workplace discrimination happens when we move up. Or what have they done? Or can they get elected? Can they raise the money?
You have to jump through more and more hoops before people will actually support you and get behind you. I think you need to like people. You need to enjoy going to events and helping people. You have to be willing to call people back, you have to want to follow through with issues. Because this is a people job. To like people and like to be in the community all the time are important elements to succeed.
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Women also like to work together. I have fourteen staff members and eleven of them are women because we like teamwork. We all share the workload and we all want to succeed together. You also need to be an extrovert and be energized by people, this is a good job for you. There are always people who ask you to help and you will always have things to do and places to go.
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The more you say no the harder it will be for you. You will have an opponent who is going to say that people never see you in the community. If I want to stay in my position, I have to work hard every day and then my next race will be much easier. My first two races were hard. I like to campaign. I like campaigning because I like putting together my team of volunteers. I like to meet new people and see new things. The fundraising consultants always want me to put together a list for cold calling. I like to meet people outside in public: I would introduce myself at shopping centers or supermarkets: I definitely think one should find a mentor who can provide guidance.
One should start working on campaigns and work in a political office to understand the job. I was very upfront with my ex-husband that I want to run for office. He was a consultant and he did not want to work a nine to five job going into an office every day because he traveled a lot. We went in knowing what we both wanted. I think picking someone who understand politics, likes politics, wants to be your partner in politics is another important element of success. My husband is a firefighter.
He works 10 days a month at the fire station. That gives me time to work. I work from 8: I live with my parents now.
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My parents take care of the house and me and my three dogs. They help to move my car on street cleaning days. I pay my share of the rent and my dad pays all the bills.
When she's not busy chatting about the absurdities of life, Esther Pearlman likes to express herself through the arts. She is the co-author of Oh Canada! Also a painter inspired by Van Gogh, Gauguin and others, Esther once painted with her shoes.
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