Women’s Rights Are Human Rights: 15 Important Facts About American Women in Politics

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  1. The Number of Women In Office Does Not Represent Their Population Percentage

There are still fewer women in political office than men. According to a recent article in The Nation, “the percentage of women holding statewide and state legislative offices is less than 25 percent, barely higher than in 1993. Locally, only twelve of our 100 largest cities have female mayors.”

  1. Women HAVE Made Some Great Strides

That said, women are occupying some seriously powerful political roles around the globe. According to Forbes.com, there are many powerful women in politics, from German Chancellor Angela Merkel (who controls the $3.3 trillion GDP of Germany) to Janet Yellen, Chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve. Ruth Bader Ginsburg, U.S. Supreme Court Justice and Queen Elizabeth II of the U.K. made the list too, and that’s not even the tip of the iceberg. It’s a great time to be a woman and to have political aspirations, because more than ever there are opportunities for you, and better yet, there are role models every where you look.

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