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Correction & clarification: A prior version of this article misstated the number of female municipal officeholders, details about verification of the data, some location information and a couple of quotes.
Women are underrepresented in political office on the municipal level, according to a new report released Thursday by Rutgers University,findings that contradict previously held beliefs that women are more likely to hold office locally than on the state or federal levels.
An analysis of census-level data by Rutgers Center for American Women and Politics the first university-based center to focus on women s participation in American politics on a national scale found the percentage of women in municipal office virtually matches that of women serving in state government and in the House of Representatives.
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Women are underrepresented in political office on the municipal level, according to a new report released Thursday by Rutgers University,findings that contradict previously held beliefs that women are more likely to hold office locally than on the state or federal levels.
An analysis of census-level data by Rutgers Center for American Women in Politics the first university-based center to focus on women s participation in American politics on a national scale found the percentage of women in municipal office virtually matches that of women serving in state government and in the House of Representatives.
Currently, 30.5% of women occupy municipal seats, 30.9% are in state legislatures, and though Pew Research Center reported the number of women serving in the 117th Congress increased 50% from 10 years ago, 26.5% hold seats in the House.