While the U.S. has a long way to go to achieve intersectional, gender-balanced governance, we still made progress in 2021. From historic appointments to record-breaking elections, women reached new milestones at every level of government this year.
was the only Black woman to win a U.S. Senate primary. At the state executive level, only 18 Black women have held office; no Black woman has ever been elected governor. February 2021
, 87 women rose to leadership positions in either the state House or state Senate; in 2019, there were 72 women leaders, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures . In six states , women held four of the six legislative leadership roles; ten states had no women in leadership positions. , the percentage of women in state legislatures overall is also at a record high in 2021 at 31 percent.
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