Wisconsin Women in Government: To host panel discussion regarding challenges facing women in public office

Contact: Kristin Ruesch, WWIG Networking and Mentoring Chair, 608-204-5810 or kristin@arenastrategy.com

MADISON – The Wisconsin Women in Government Networking and Mentoring committee is hosting a Monday, May 2, 2011 lunchtime panel discussion of the unique challenges facing women in public office.

Panelists include Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch, Department of Children and Families Secretary Eloise Anderson, Representative Terese Berceau, and Representative Janis Ringhand.

Steve Walters and Claudia Looze of Wisconsin Eye will be moderating the panel, asking questions members of the public have submitted in advance by e-mailing wwigquestions@gmail.com by Friday, April 29, 2011.

Additional elected officials taking part in the presentation include Wisconsin Women in Government Board members, Representative Sondy Pope-Roberts and Representative Joan Ballweg.

The Wisconsin Department of Commerce will host the event at 201 West Washington Avenue, Madison, WI, Conference Room 201. Attendees are welcome to bring a brown bag lunch to the event. For planning purposes, attendees are asked to email wwigquestions@gmail.com in advance if they plan to attend.

Seating will take place from 11:45 to noon. The 55-minute panel discussion will begin promptly at noon.

Members of the media are invited to attend the event, and a Wisconsin Women in Government spokesperson will be available for questions afterwards.

Wisconsin Women in Government is a non-partisan organization and discussion will focus specifically on the issue of challenges facing women in public office instead of any partisan policy discussion.

The panel event precedes the Wisconsin Women in Government annual banquet, which is taking place on May 17th at the Monona Terrace and will feature Kathleen Kennedy Townsend as this year’s keynote speaker. Tickets to the annual banquet may be purchased online at http://wiscwomeningovernment.org/.