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  2. Legislators: Why are women overlooked for Florida's ... - AOL

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    Two Florida legislators, State Senator Ana Maria Rodriguez, R-Miami, and State Representative Fabian Basabe, R-Miami Beach, are helping create change.

  3. Women in government - Wikipedia

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    Lack of preparation for political activity: An aftereffect of political socialization is that it determines how inclined women are to pursue careers that may be compatible with formal politics. Careers in law, business, education, and government, professions in which women happen to be minorities, are common occupations for those that later ...

  4. Sexism in American political elections - Wikipedia

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    Women are also less likely to be encouraged to run for office, which can reduce the likelihood of moving from being an aspirant to an actual candidate. [16] The lack of equal representation for women also creates shortcomings in the availability of role models for aspirant candidates, which can be particularly detrimental for women of color. [17]

  5. Has the number of women in Congress hit a ceiling? - AOL

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    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 ...

  6. Growth of women in power grinds to near-halt in a mega ... - AOL

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    Nearly half the world's population - 3.6 billion people - had major elections in 2024, but it was also a year that saw the slowest rate of growth in female representation for 20 years. Twenty ...

  7. Timeline of women's suffrage in Florida - Wikipedia

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    February 13: The Political Equality Club of Lake Helen is organized. [4] February 27: The Equal Suffrage Club of Orlando is formed. [5] March 3: Florida women march in the Woman Suffrage Procession. [6] April: Equal Franchise League of Jacksonville asks the Florida Legislature to pass a women's suffrage amendment for the state constitution. [7]

  8. Florida voters are ‘hoodwinked’ alright. But not by women ...

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    Florida politicians thought they could get away with imposing on women a near-ban on abortion, but voters want a say and are demanding a constitutional rights amendment be placed on the Nov. 2024 ...

  9. Women's suffrage in Florida - Wikipedia

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    Women's suffrage car in a parade in Orlando, Florida in 1913. After Chamberlain left, women's suffrage mainly remained dormant in Florida until around 1912. [5] One exception was a petition to the United States Congress for a federal women's suffrage amendment that was circulated by John Schnarr of Orlando in 1907.