Women in Governmental Offices
Entering a new millennium we certainly have more women in high governmental positions, however, the number is certainly nowhere near the actual representation of women in the United States. The number of women in the US congress has gone up from 3% in 1979 to 15% in 2006. While this 12% increase is a big change in the past 27 years 15% is still a long ways a way from the equal representation of 50%. Currently there are 14 female senators (out of 100) in the US Senate, which is 14%, 2 of which are from the state of California. Each state elects 2 senators, which means 100% of the Senators from California are female. Currently there are 67 congresswomen in the House (out of 435) which is 15.4%. California elects 53 people to the House of Representatives; of those seats 18 are women, which is 34%. The one representative for the Redlands area is Jerry Lewis, a male, which of course means 0% of women hold that office. It is also a know fact that none of the US presidents have been women, so that is also an office that has 0% for women. These percentages are for female held governmental offices of the US government.
Let’s take a look at the California State Senate and California State Assembly, as well as current state Governor positions held by women. Currently 8 women hold positions of state governors (out of 50), which is 16%. California has never had a female governor, which is 0%. Currently in the California State Senate there are 40 positions, 11 of which are held by women, which is 27.5%. The California State Assembly houses 80 representatives 25 of which are female, which is 31.25%.
These positions are only elected positions, these percentages are not of any appointed governmental positions, such as the courts, however the numbers speak for themselves. While on average the State of California itself has higher percentages of women in higher governmental offices there is still a significant amount of change that needs to happen in order for equal representation to occur. If you talk to people who believe there is equal representation of women and men in elected offices please direct them to this site or any of the sites cited in order to better educate everyone on the need to elect more women to office.
Sites Used:
http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW_by_State.shtml
http://www.senate.ca.gov/~newsen/senators/senators.htp
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset7text.htm
http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~cawp/Facts.html
Let’s take a look at the California State Senate and California State Assembly, as well as current state Governor positions held by women. Currently 8 women hold positions of state governors (out of 50), which is 16%. California has never had a female governor, which is 0%. Currently in the California State Senate there are 40 positions, 11 of which are held by women, which is 27.5%. The California State Assembly houses 80 representatives 25 of which are female, which is 31.25%.
These positions are only elected positions, these percentages are not of any appointed governmental positions, such as the courts, however the numbers speak for themselves. While on average the State of California itself has higher percentages of women in higher governmental offices there is still a significant amount of change that needs to happen in order for equal representation to occur. If you talk to people who believe there is equal representation of women and men in elected offices please direct them to this site or any of the sites cited in order to better educate everyone on the need to elect more women to office.
Sites Used:
http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW_by_State.shtml
http://www.senate.ca.gov/~newsen/senators/senators.htp
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset7text.htm
http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~cawp/Facts.html
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