CSPAN Key Capitol Hill Hearings November 29, 2013
Pretty disgusting. When i was elected president of the senate in 2007, i was the first woman ever to be elected to lead the legislative body in massachusetts. And today, only 25 of our legislature consists of women. And in the senate, the number has grown to 13. This is not just a problem massachusetts. 18 of the 500 seats in congress are made up of women. There is not enough progress. We need to support women who have dreams of running for office. Those of us who are female legislators have to set an example to future generations by showing that it can be done. When i was head of equal pay fo...