In a region of the world where religion and government are still tightly tied, one Madison native has found a way to empower a population with a growing, but still comparatively quiet, political voice.
â??Bringing more women to elected office is a way to start to diffuse power â?? power that right now is in the hands of a small minority of men in the Middle East,â? says Katie Croake, a 1992 graduate of West High and a 2003 graduate of UW-Madisonâ??s La Follette School of Public Affairs. â??When these new voices of women are heard, you really start to change the culture.â?