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A record number of women were elected to statehouses last year. But in the Southeast, where some legislatures are more than 80% male, representation is lagging as lawmakers pass bills that most impact women, like near-total abortion bans.
Tameika Isaac Devine didn't break a glass ceiling when she took her oath of office Tuesday to be South Carolina's newest senator, but she did pull her state up from having the least number of women in its upper chamber.
Press Release SC Women in Leadership (SC WIL) honors SC Ports president and CEO, Barbara Melvin; the only five female South Carolina State “Sister” Senators, Penry Gustafson, Margie Bright Matthews, Mia McLeod, Sandy Senn, and Katrina Shealy; and South Carolina State Representative Heather Bauer, at their annual Leading Women Dinner on September 26th, 2023 from […]