Posts Tagged: Gender parity

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Closing the CALeg gender gap, with Susannah Delano

Capitol Weekly editor Rich Ehisen with Susannah Delano of Close the Gap

CAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: Susannah Delano, Executive Director at Close the Gap California, joined us to talk about the work of identifying and preparing women to run for elected office, and about the very real challenges women face when they choose to enter public life.

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WeToo III: Looking for a few good women

Image by retrorocket via shutterstock

Women have never achieved parity with their male colleagues in the California Legislature. Many advocates believe that could change before the end of the decade, but getting there is hardly a given.

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WeToo: pushing for gender parity in the California Legislature

Assemblymember Buffy Wicks. Photo by Scott Duncan

Advocates for greater gender parity in California politics believe that women could reach 50 percent – or beyond – before the end of the decade. On Election Day 2022, women took 11 seats previously held by men, three in the Senate and eight in the Assembly, bringing the total number of women in the Legislature to 50, or 42 percent of the membership.

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