During Women’s History Month, are we thinking outside of the U.S.?
What about the global girls? Leela Fernandes speaks about women’s history and the challenges of global politics on our blog.
Women gain in Election 2012, but glass ceiling remains
The 2012 election appointed more women to Congressional office than ever before, bringing female representation up by 1.1 percent to a total of 17.9 percent. While these gains should not be discounted, Margaret Williams, co-author of an upcoming book on women’s representation in democracies across the world, tells us that at this rate, it’ll take 32 more elections (in other words, 64 more years) for Congress to reach parity. Woah.
