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United States of America: this is how we can drastically increase the number of women in politics

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April 10, 2023

United States of America: this is how we can drastically increase the number of women in politics



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Essay: Sexist dress codes don’t stop at high school. They’re plaguing female lawmakers.

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February 28, 2023

Essay: Sexist dress codes don’t stop at high school. They’re plaguing female lawmakers.

When I left high school, I thought I would no longer have to worry about whether my skirt was “too short,” or – God forbid – if my shoulders were visible.

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When I left high school, I thought I would no longer have to worry about whether my skirt was “too short,” or – God forbid – if my shoulders were visible.

More women are winning U.S. elections. It’s not the only way to build political power

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February 3, 2023

More women are winning U.S. elections. It’s not the only way to build political power

Record numbers of women serve in congressional, gubernatorial, and state legislative offices as a result of the 2022 election.

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Record numbers of women serve in congressional, gubernatorial, and state legislative offices as a result of the 2022 election.

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Meet the women trying to avoid a spending train wreck in Congress

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For the first time, the leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees are all women, as is the top White House budget official. Can they avert a fiscal disaster? They’re determined to try.

WASHINGTON — Inside a grand committee room in the Capitol on a recent afternoon, Senator Patty Murray paused at the end of the 31-foot conference table to re-enact how, as a rank-and-file lawmaker years ago, she would have to stand up and wave to catch the attention of the men running negotiations from the center of the room.

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For the first time, the leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees are all women, as is the top White House budget official. Can they avert a fiscal disaster? They’re determined to try.

WASHINGTON — Inside a grand committee room in the Capitol on a recent afternoon, Senator Patty Murray paused at the end of the 31-foot conference table to re-enact how, as a rank-and-file lawmaker years ago, she would have to stand up and wave to catch the attention of the men running negotiations from the center of the room.

We need to push harder for women’s representation in leadership

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January 10, 2023

We need to push harder for women’s representation in leadership

More than 50 percent of the U.S. population is female, so it begs the question: Why are we still so underrepresented in politics?

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More than 50 percent of the U.S. population is female, so it begs the question: Why are we still so underrepresented in politics?

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