CHARLOTTE — The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is empowering women to join its workforce with the promise of giving them a fulfilling career in law enforcement.
The department said it joined a national push called 30 by 30 to make the industry 30% female by 2030.
Currently, the national average for women in law enforcement is 13%, and at CMPD it is 15%.
Channel 9 spoke with Deputy Chief Jacquelyn Hulsey Wednesday morning during an event to celebrate its staff ahead of International Women’s Day.
She said there is a place for women in law enforcement.
“I remember looking back when I was a young woman in the late 80s and early 90s; no one told me I could do this job or encouraged me to do this job, and now I look and see how much we do to promote that conversation and tell women that there’s a place for you in law enforcement and that you can have a very rewarding career,” said Hulsey.
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