There's something missing from our political offices, and the answer is in the hormones. We need more estrogen.
Despite having successful female examples at the national level such as Hillary Clinton, Condoleezza Rice, and Nancy Pelosi, the number of women in political office is staggeringly low. According to a 2013 study by the Center for American Women and Politics, women comprise only 18.3% of Congress; in other words, they hold only 98 of the 535 seats.
State and local politics fare no better: women make up 23.1% of statewide executive offices, 24.2% of state legislatures, and approximately 17% of the mayoral positions in municipalities.
We invite our users to read the full article published September 10 2013
There's something missing from our political offices, and the answer is in the hormones. We need more estrogen.
Despite having successful female examples at the national level such as Hillary Clinton, Condoleezza Rice, and Nancy Pelosi, the number of women in political office is staggeringly low. According to a 2013 study by the Center for American Women and Politics, women comprise only 18.3% of Congress; in other words, they hold only 98 of the 535 seats.
State and local politics fare no better: women make up 23.1% of statewide executive offices, 24.2% of state legislatures, and approximately 17% of the mayoral positions in municipalities.
We invite our users to read the full article published September 10 2013
