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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: January 4, 2021: 1 year, 363 days Therese M. Terlaje Guam: Legislature ...
This list presents female speakers of national and territorial unicameral parliaments of their respective nations or territories. [1] 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.
Legislative Body Mandate start Mandate end Term length Ragnhildur Helgadóttir Iceland: Lower House of the Althing: 1961: 1962: 1 year, 0 days 1974: 1978: 4 years, 0 days Marta Andrade del Rosal Mexico: Chamber of Deputies: 1 November 1965: 30 November 1965: 29 days 1 October 1977: 31 October 1977: 30 days Luz María Zaleta de Elsner Mexico ...
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 ...
There will be a record number of women serving in state legislatures across the U.S. following the 2024 elections, an analysis from the Rutgers Center for American Women and Politics found. 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 ...
List of female speakers of legislatures in the United States * List of female speakers of national and territorial lower houses;
Percentage of state legislature that is female. [1] Women have served in state legislatures in the United States since 1895. Their ranks have increased with the advent of nationwide women's suffrage after 1920. Although the number of women serving in state legislatures has more than quintupled since 1971, [2] they remain underrepresented.