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That erosion in women's power is particularly noteworthy for a state where women outnumber men among registered voters and the first female House speaker and first female vice president each got ...
Many women have been elected to parliaments around the world, starting around the first quarter of 20th century. Some of them were entrusted to take the position of Speaker of the parliament. In government, unicameralism (Latin uni, one + camera, chamber) is the practice of having one legislative or parliamentary chamber. Thus, a unicameral ...
This list presents female speakers of national and territorial upper houses of their respective countries or territories. The upper house, often called the Senate, is the one of two chambers in a bicameral legislature. The upper house usually has less power than the lower house. In some countries, its members are appointed rather than elected ...
5 years, 363 days Bev Clarno Oregon: House of Representatives Republican: January 9, 1995: January 13, 1997: 2 years, 4 days Doris Allen [a] California: State Assembly: Republican: June 5, 1995: September 14, 1995: 70 days Libby Mitchell Maine: House of Representatives: Democratic: December 4, 1996: December 2, 1998: 1 year, 363 days Donna ...
Here are five of the women who made this year’s Most Powerful Rising Executives list: Leah Anderson, Land O’Lakes Leah Anderson leads WinField United, the crop inputs and insights business at ...
“We have one woman in leadership, three women with powerful gavels, and at least another dozen who would be most capable of being an effective Speaker,” Julie Conway, who runs VIEW PAC — a ...
The lower house is one of two chambers in a bicameral legislature. The lower house has more power than the upper house. It usually has the power to impeach the executive in presidential republics or remove the prime minister in semi-presidential republics. Its members are elected by popular votes, compared to the upper house members who are ...
Top 25 Most Powerful Women of 2014 Forbes today announced its 10th anniversary of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women, with German Chancellor Angela Merkel (No. 1) topping this year's list for the ...