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Are You Ready to Run…For Public Office

January 23, 2014 Lindsay

Pittsburgh may be at the top of a lot of lists – best place to retire, 10th most romantic city in the US, most liveable city.  However, Pittsburgh and the entire state of Pennsylvania are WAY behind when it comes to women in politics. Some sobering stats on the state of women in politics in Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania ranks 47th when looking at the number of women holding elected office, and 47th in terms of women’s overall political participation in our state. (via WomenVotePA) State Senate – only 16% are women State House – only 18% are women Pennsylvanian ranks 38… Read the rest

Filed Under: Civic Engagement Tagged With: Chatham University, Christine Todd Whitman, PA center for women and politics, PCWP, Pennsylvania, Politics, Women in government

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