My name is Meadow Wysocki and I am running for Board of Selectmen. I have lived in Epsom for 25+ years and have raised 5 children here. I hope to bring my fiscal and community service background to the Epsom Board of Selectmen to benefit the town as a.
Megan Rheaume and her father rang the bell in Epsom, at least 50 years apart.Her father rang it sometime between the 1950s and ’70s, before he moved to Hooksett. His daughter moved to Epsom in 2018. She won a raffle to ring that very same bell on July.
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41% of localities have no women in top leadership, says NH Women’s Foundation report
March 8, 2021
‘More diverse governing bodies make for both richer conversations and more equitable policies being passed,’ says Tanna Clews, executive director of the New Hampshire Women’s Foundation. (Photo by Cheryl Senter)
In a state that boasts many “firsts” for women in elected office, it might be shocking to learn that 41% of New Hampshire select boards have zero women.
Matters report from the New Hampshire Women’s Foundation details a significant gender gap in elected representation for women at the local level. In 2020, the organization surveyed all 221 towns and found that 37% of the 1,642 people serving on school and select boards are women and just 29% of towns have achieved gender parity or majority women. Data regarding city councils and school boards is forthcoming.