Women in the Texas Department of Public Safety have described it as a “glass ceiling.”
, which McGough co-founded, aims to have police recruit classes across the country made up of 30% women by the year 2030.“The theory of representative democracy states that until an underrepresented group gets to 30%, they can’t actually impact the culture for the benefit of that group. So that’s sort of the sweet spot in terms of optimal representation,” said McGough.McGough points to a growing body of scientific evidence that illustrates the value of women police officers.
“We think we are losing really good officers, that they’re not being hired or perhaps they’re not being promoted because of the types of assessments that agencies use,” said McGough.Department of Public Safety officials declined to make anyone available for an interview for this story.
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