RepresentWomen in the News

By Kyle Wind Pennsylvania ranks second-to-last out of all 50 states — ahead of only Mississippi — in electing women to representative positions in government, according to an organization called Representation2020. The Maryland-based initiative...

  U.S. Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) today introduced the Fair Representation Act, a bill which would enact a series of measures designed to reform congressional elections. “The Fair Representation Act is designed to restore...

  By David Travis Bland   A new study gives South Carolina a “D” grade for gender equality in elected office. That poor grading comes with the Palmetto State ranking 23rd in the nation...

  By Erwin Encinares   A recent study released by Representation2020, a group that advocates for reforms in the recruitment process, voting systems, and legislative practices so that more women would enter public office,...

    Representation2020 has released its latest analysis on the underrepresentation of women in elected office, quantified through the Gender Parity Index. The GPI rates women’s recent electoral success at the local, state, and...