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Representation of Women in Government, U.S.

In: The Multimedia Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World
Edited by: Mary Zeiss Stange, Carol K. Oyster & Jane E. Sloan
Subject:Women in Management, Sociology of Gender, Women's Studies
Keywords:government; offices; representation

In 2012, in the United States, women comprised 20 percent of the Senate and 17.8 percent of the House of Representatives. At the state level, the percentage is slightly higher, with women holding 23.4 percent of elected offices. These numbers have ...

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  Stange, M. Z., Oyster, C. K., & Sloan, J. E. (2013). Representation of women in government, u.s. In The multimedia encyclopedia of women in today's world (Vol. 1, pp. 1612-1617). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452270388.n351
  
  Stange, Mary Z., Carol K. Oyster, and Jane E. Sloan. "Representation of Women in Government, U.S." In The Multimedia Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World, 2nd ed.edited by Stange, Mary Zeiss., Carol K. Oyster, and Jane E. Sloan, 1612-17. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2013. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452270388.n351.
  
  Stange, M. Z., Oyster, C. K. and Sloan, J. E. 2013. Representation of Women in Government, U.S.. In: Mary Z. Stange, Carol K. Oyster and Jane E. Sloan Editors, 2013. The Multimedia Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World, 2nd edn, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 1612-1617 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452270388.n351> [Accessed 20 Aug 2022].
  
  Stange, Mary Z., et al. "Representation of Women in Government, U.S.." The Multimedia Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World. Edited by2nd ed Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2013, pp. 1612-17. SAGE Knowledge. 20 Aug 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452270388.n351.
  
  Stange, Mary Z., Carol K. OysterJane E. Sloan (2013). Representation of women in government, u.s. In:Representation of women in government, U.S. The multimedia encyclopedia of women in today's world Vol. 1. 2 ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.; 2013:1612-1617. doi:10.4135/9781452270388.n351
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