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A record-breaking 103 women were elected or reelected to the House, causing many to call it the "Year of the Woman" in a reference to the first such year, the 1992 Senate elections. [31] [32] [33] Sharice Davids and Deb Haaland became the first Native American women ever elected to either house of Congress. [34]
List of female speakers of legislatures in the United States; List of female state attorneys general in the United States; List of female state secretaries of state in the United States; List of female state supreme court justices
It includes Women legislative speakers that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. See also: List of the first women holders of political offices This category is for the women who were first in holding the office of speaker of a legislature in its broadest sense, including the presiding officer ...
Since women have been marginalized in politics throughout history, the symbolic effect of women entering politics has a significant impact on whether women feel represented and heard in political issues. Studies find that the more women in state legislature, the more likely women are to run for office than in a male dominated government system.
Trump's executive order declares sex as "an individual's immutable biological classification as either male or female" and states that "gender identity" cannot be included in the definition of ...
Pages in category "Women legislative speakers" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 220 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Nearly a dozen men have entered the race for speaker since Kevin McCarthy was ousted, not a single woman has joined them. 'Too smart to want the job': Why no women are running for speaker of the House