Valerie McGinty | Founder @ Fund Her

About this video

Valerie McGinty, founder of Funder, shares her journey from childhood entrepreneur to political activist. Motivated by the 2016 election and the underrepresentation of women in California politics, McGinty founded Funder, a PAC designed to help elect progressive women to the state legislature, aiming to make California the first state to achieve gender parity in political representation.

Key takeaways

• Women remain vastly underrepresented in political leadership across the U.S.—McGinty cites that women comprise 22% of the California State Legislature, 10% of governors, and 4.6% of Fortune 500 CEOs, yet companies and legislative bodies with greater female representation demonstrate measurable performance benefits.
• McGinty’s personal upbringing—with emphasis on self-reliance, hard work, and female leadership in her family—shaped her willingness to act on her convictions rather than passively accept the status quo, demonstrating how individual agency can drive social change.
• The decision to launch Funder came from recognizing a gap in the political infrastructure; when McGinty discovered no existing organization focused on electing progressive women to the California legislature, she overcame self-doubt and chose action over inaction, framing the choice as ‘Who am I not to do it?’

Episode details: published March 12, 2018 · 310 views · 10:57 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. The business ideas, figures and results discussed are the hosts’ and guests’ own claims, shared as brainstorming and entertainment — not verified facts and not investment advice.

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