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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 ...
In native speakers of American English, young women use vocal fry more frequently than men. When asked to read a passage, female speakers used vocal fry at a rate four times higher than male speakers. [12] Creaky voice is frequent in a number of languages, including Finnish, where it serves as a cue for phrase-boundaries and turn-taking. [13]
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 ...
July 22, 1997: January 3, 2007: 9 years, 165 days Judith Won Pat Guam: Legislature: Democratic: March 7, 2008: January 2, 2017: 8 years, 301 days Jenniffer González Puerto Rico: House of Representatives New Progressive: January 12, 2009: January 1, 2013: 3 years, 355 days Tina Rose Muña Barnes Guam: Legislature Democratic: January 7, 2019 ...
McCarthy noted that there were more Republican women (33) elected to the House in 2022 than in any previous election. “I think a number of them would make great speakers, and I believe in the ...
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 ...
One explanation for Ultra having a higher percentage of all-female acts (6 percent) than mixed-gender groups (3 percent) is that most acts are DJs — meaning there are fewer group acts overall at Ultra than other festivals. One thing that stood out in our analysis was that EDM-centered festivals (Ultra, Electric Forest and Electric Zoo) have a ...
Sarah Ferris of Politico called Pelosi "a legislative giant regarded as one of the most powerful speakers in modern U.S. history." [155] Historian Lindsay M. Chervinsky wrote for NBC News that Pelosi was "one of the most effective speakers in history" and had been so while facing "the double standards that apply to powerful women." [149]