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In the case of women's representation in government, it says that sex stereotyping begins at an early age and affects the public's disposition on which genders are fit for public office. Socialization agents can include family, school, higher education, mass media, and religion. [87]
Women Appointed to Presidential Cabinets - Produced by the Center for American Women and Politics, Eagleton Institute of Politics from Rutgers University. Retrieved May 4, 2019. Women Members Who Became Cabinet Members and United States Diplomats - Provided by the U.S. House of Representatives, Office of the Historian. Part of the History, Art ...
In addition, she was the first woman elected from the American South (Oklahoma) and the first woman to defeat an incumbent representative. Nancy Pelosi , 52nd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (2007–2011, 2019–2023), the only woman to hold the position.
Democrats will set a new record for women's representation in the chamber with a total of 94 Democratic women elected to the 119th Congress, up from 93 currently serving (the previous record ...
The new year brings a mixed picture for women’s political representation – the highest glass ceiling in American politics remains intact, but female governors and state legislators are setting ...
The following is a list of women who have been elected or appointed head of state or government of their respective countries since the interwar period (1918–1939). The first list includes female presidents who are heads of state and may also be heads of government, as well as female heads of government who are not concurrently head of state, such as prime ministers.
The U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women found that women comprise just over 26% of deputies to China's 14th National People's Congress and since October have had no ...
2 women [214] Yemen: 1978: 6 women in South Yemen: Five women had previously been members of the all-appointed Supreme People's Council of South Yemen. [215] Zambia: 1963: Gwendoline Konie: Konie was an appointed member of the Legislative Council; Ester Banda, Margaret Mbeba and Nakatindi Yeta Nganga were the first women elected in 1964 ...