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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 percent male, representation is lagging as lawmakers pass bills that most impact women.
A record number of women were elected to statehouses last year. But in the Southeast, representation is lagging.
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.
Tennessee Sen. London Lamar, D-Memphis, is an exception in the southeast: women make up less than 1 in 5 state lawmakers in the region.
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