Record Number of Women to Serve in Congress

| November 15, 2018 | News, Politics | No Comments
This graphic, reproduced from the Nov. 15th edition of the Wall Street Journal, shows just how much more men are overrepresented in congress even with the record number of women elected in 2018.
This graphic, reproduced from the Nov. 15th edition of the Wall Street Journal, shows just how much more men are overrepresented in congress even with the record number of women elected in 2018.

The newly elected congress will have a record 102 women members when they take office on January 3rd of next year. While this is a significant number of members, the graphic illustrates the overwhelming male dominance that continues in the halls of congress. The new Democratic majority in the House will also supply a new level of ethnic and religious diversity in “the peoples’ house.”

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Tom Coleman is a former Republican U.S. representative from Missouri. He has served as an adjunct professor at New York University’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service and at American University.