Are women in Congress really so much meaner than men? Are women in Congress really so much meaner than men? Chron Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo. Skip to main content. Newsletters. About Us.

Women candidates picked up 14 new seats in Congress overall—the same as in 2010 but a far less impressive showing than in 2012, when they won 24 new seats, or in 1992’s “Year of the Woman ...

Last year, Democratic Rep. Summer Lee became the first Black woman elected to Congress from Pennsylvania. With McClellan’s win, there will be a record number of Black women, 28, serving in the ...

It's a remarkable feat for these veteran lawmakers who arrived on Capitol Hill during the 1990s, at a time when there were few women serving in Congress, and even fewer calling the shots on how ...

Stefanik's role in 2020. Stefanik has become the face of efforts to boost Republican women in Congress. She was in charge of recruitment for House Republicans in 2018, an abysmal year for GOP women.

And the statistics are even more abysmal for women of color, about 18% of the US population, who make up only 7.1% of Congress, 2.2% of statewide elected executives, 6% of state legislators and 9% ...

With more female members of Congress in 2019, the nation will get a chance to find out. Accessibility statement Skip to main content. ... A popular assumption is that women, ...

While it's not a sure bet, it's numerically possible that after the 2018 elections, there could be more women senators walking the halls of Congress than ever before. The victories of Republican ...

Waters, 81, is the most senior African American woman in Congress. Q: You are a popular villain on Fox — called a divider and things like that. Does that bother you?

One-hundred years ago today, on March 4, 1917, Rep. Jeannette Rankin, R-Mt., became the first woman to serve in the U.S. Congress. Here's how they've served.