Did you watch last week’s GOP debate?

United America covered RepresentWomen's 2023 Gender Parity Report in the article published in August 2023. Read the excerpt here: 

3. RepresentWomen’s 2023 gender parity index

For 10 years, our partner RepresentWomen has published its Gender Parity Index (GPI) to track America’s progress toward gender-balanced governance and identify opportunities for increasing women’s political representation in the U.S.

The findings from this year’s GPI are… not where they should be. This line sums it up: “In 2023 men hold 72% of all seats in Congress, and the increases in women’s representation are so minimal that most of us won’t live to see gender balance in government.”

The report recommends implementing structural changes to our elections in order to balance the playing field more rapidly. For example, instant runoffs in Maine played a key role in the state’s #1 ranking and “A” grade in the report. Similarly, Alaska improved its ranking following passage of its top-four nonpartisan primary system.

Finally, I have a reminder: The American Democracy Summit is happening September 27-29 in Los Angeles. The Summit (formerly known as the Unrig Summit) is the premiere right-left event to solve America’s political crisis. More info about the event can be found here, and you can buy a discounted ticket using the code BETTERDEMOCRACY.

Read the full article here.