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Women candidates to make inroads in Congress
April 07, 2012
April 07, 2012
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the Democrats.
"When the president's just dealt with this issue on whether contraception should be covered and who should be paid for," she said. "I didn't see any conservative women really getting out there and talking about this issue -- although there are plenty of them that could have. I think it's time that women get involved in politics and to step up there
In the history of the U.S. Congress, only 2 percent of its members have been women. But with anti-incumbent fever still rampant, being seen as a political outsider might actually give female candidates an edge come
the Democrats.
"When the president's just dealt with this issue on whether contraception should be covered and who should be paid for," she said. "I didn't see any conservative women really getting out there and talking about this issue -- although there are plenty of them that could have. I think it's time that women get involved in politics and to step up there
In the history of the U.S. Congress, only 2 percent of its members have been women. But with anti-incumbent fever still rampant, being seen as a political outsider might actually give female candidates an edge come
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