ClydeR
06-24-2014, 09:31 PM
Are we looking at more than 100 years before women finally reach parity in Congress? According to a new report out by the Institute for Women's Policy Research, if nothing changes about how candidates to Congress are pipelined, it will be 2121 before women, who currently make up 20 percent of Congress, finally get up to a full 50 percent.
More... (http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2014/06/19/congress_won_t_be_half_women_until_2121_more_than_ 100_years_to_go_says_new.html)
Too soon. Although there are more Republicans than Democrats in Congress, there are 76 women Democrats and 23 women Republicans, which should convince everybody that Clinton won't get many Republican votes.
More... (http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2014/06/19/congress_won_t_be_half_women_until_2121_more_than_ 100_years_to_go_says_new.html)
Too soon. Although there are more Republicans than Democrats in Congress, there are 76 women Democrats and 23 women Republicans, which should convince everybody that Clinton won't get many Republican votes.