Despite major gains in the most recent election, women are still nowhere near where we deserve to be in terms of representation. From AAUWGloriaB AAUW
More than 50 percent of the U.S. population is female, so it begs the question: Why are we still so underrepresented in politics?
But as someone who’s dedicated my entire adult life to working for equal opportunity for women, my own celebration is tinged with ambivalence. Yes, it’s great that we have three more women governors now, a new record. And that an additional two seats in Congress will be held by women, which is welcome news.
Only 12 of the 50 state governors are women—that’s less than 25 percent. And while there are a record 124 women in Congress, they’re still only about a quarter of the entire elected body. The answers aren’t simple. But in my 20-plus years of working for gender equity, I’ve learned that we need to continue to focus on the fundamentals to ensure that women have an equal shot at the highest levels of leadership.Research shows that from the time they enter pre-school, boys and girls are treated differently, and encounter some degree of “gender tracking.
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