RepresentWomen in the News

By Emily Cutts For every five men who serve on a town or city governing board in Vermont, there is one woman. That number hasn’t changed much in the past six years, according to...

The Detroit News Mich. slips in public office gender equality Michigan has slipped from No. 8 to 11th in its gender-parity rank for electing women to public office, according to an analysis by the...

By Cynthia Prairie LACKING WOMEN LEADERS: Two women serve in Maryland’s 10-person congressional delegation. No female holds one of Maryland’s four statewide executive positions. Of the state’s 10 largest cities, only two, Baltimore and...

By Ovetta Wiggins Two women serve in Maryland’s 10-person congressional delegation. No female holds one of Maryland’s four statewide executive positions. Of the state’s 10 largest cities, only two, Baltimore and Rockville, have female...

By Brittany Tesoriero New York is moving closer to achieving gender parity as the number of women who hold spots in state elected offices has increased, according to a report released last month. In...