I agree with her.
I'm sure you and I have done any number of campaign schools, so this is good. I know that the Manning Centre out in Calgary runs one for small-c conservatives—but it's as non-partisan as you can be when someone is going to run for a party—to be able to give just basic campaigning skills, basic networking skills. That's really good.
I heard a story over coffee last night of a women who was running on the Liberal ticket in Toronto. She just got pounded down because they wanted the seat for someone else—a fellow—who was more special. Guess what—he won. That made me really sad.
Without any partisanship, when any woman puts her name forward and looks like she's going to be okay, and then either a man or a woman says, “No, you can't do that. Why did you do that? It would be more competitive for us” or “It will not be good because you'll be there, but I want my star candidate here who happens to be a male”.... Shame.
Teach them. Encourage them. Mentor them.