More Than a Moment, a Responsibility to Lead

Women’s History Month More than a Moment, A Responsibility to Lead By Chrelle Booker Mayor Pro Tempore, Tryon, North Carolina President, NLC Women In Municipal Government (WIMG) M arch 2023 marks the 43rd annual celebration of This year, WIMG is focusing on... More

Women’s History Month More than a Moment, A Responsibility to Lead By Chrelle Booker Mayor Pro Tempore, Tryon, North Carolina President, NLC Women In Municipal Government (WIMG) M arch 2023 marks the 43rd annual celebration of This year, WIMG is focusing on three priorities: Women’s History on a national level in the U.S. • Building a pipeline for strong young women in local As the 2023 President of the National League of leadership and beyond Cities (NLC) Women In Municipal Government (WIMG) constituency group, I am excited to bring attention • Creating a mentor system and database to pair current to this important month and to challenge my fellow women women in local elected roles with young women elected officials to look to our next generation of leaders to serve • Growing the WIMG membership as mentors to young women and encourage and equip them to To fulfill our stated purpose of promoting issues of interest consider a role as local elected leaders. to women, the status of women Less