Tuesday’s elections brought a number of firsts for women in American politics. Iowans for the first time sent a woman, Joni Ernst, to Congress. Mia Love became the first African American Republican woman to win a congressional seat. And next year, women will occupy more than 100 seats in Congress for the first time.
Despite the historic night, concerns about women’s representation are hardly diminished. When all the votes are counted, women will have won at most 20 percent of the seats in Congress and just five of 50 governor’s offices. Indeed, a New York Times story noted Thursday that “women in both parties say the growth is incremental and the numbers are disappointing.”
We invite our users to read the full article published November 6th 2014
Tuesday’s elections brought a number of firsts for women in American politics. Iowans for the first time sent a woman, Joni Ernst, to Congress. Mia Love became the first African American Republican woman to win a congressional seat. And next year, women will occupy more than 100 seats in Congress for the first time.
Despite the historic night, concerns about women’s representation are hardly diminished. When all the votes are counted, women will have won at most 20 percent of the seats in Congress and just five of 50 governor’s offices. Indeed, a New York Times story noted Thursday that “women in both parties say the growth is incremental and the numbers are disappointing.”
We invite our users to read the full article published November 6th 2014