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Former California State Senator Rebecca Morgan argues for greater representation for women in government, and discusses current barriers to women running for public office.

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Four women who have either held elected office, studied women and leadership, worked as executive leaders or helped get women elected will discuss how gender plays out in politics, particularly in the presidential race.

The panel features former San Jose City Councilwoman Cindy Chavez; business executive and political fund-raiser Lorraine Hariton; Morgan Family Foundation President and former California Senator Rebecca Q. Morgan; and Stanford Law Professor and Ethics Center Director Deborah L. Rhode.

Panelists will explore such topics as whether the playbook is different for male and female politicians, why women are underrepresented in leadership positions and how the role of women in politics has evolved in the United States. Panelists also will respond to audience questions.

Foothill College History/Women's Studies Instructor Dolores Davison, M.A., who also serves as the Academic Senate president and Curriculum Committee chair, will moderate the discussion. The program is co-sponsored by the Commonwealth Club of Silicon Valley - Foothill College

Rebecca Q. Morgan was born in Vermont. She holds a bachelor's degree from Cornell University and an MBA from Stanford University. Ms. Morgan has a long-standing commitment to community service as demonstrated by her career. She served as a member of the Palo Alto Board of Education from 1973 to 1978.

Chairing the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors for one year, she served as a Board Member there from 1981 to 1984. Ms. Morgan was a California State Senator from 1984 to 1993, and President/CEO of Joint Venture Silicon Valley from 1993-1998.