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The underrepresentation of women in elected office is a persistent problem at all levels of government in the United States. Despite making up over half of the U.S. population, women hold less than one-third of all elected positions. These rates of representation are far from sufficient if we are to live in a full and fair democracy.
RepresentWomen seeks to understand the true extent of this crisis of representation, and to identify practices and structures to improve representation. Through the years, RepresentWomen has found that a “twin-track” approach, which combines systems-level and candidate-level strategies, is the most effective method to achieve and sustain gender balance in our lifetimes.
In 2021, a twin-track approach helped to bring about the first woman of color majority council in New York City’s history. Women won 31 out of 51 city council seats, with a majority of seats held by women of color. The presence of ranked choice voting, a small-dollar matching funds program, term limits and organizations like the political leadership incubator the New Majority NYC, all worked alongside one another to elect these women to office.
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