Scary statistics from a panel presentation I attended last night sponsored by the Colorado Women's Chamber of Commerce:
- The U.S. is 67th in the world in terms of having proportional representation of women in government--we rank lower than Rwanda, South Africa, and Japan.
- 21% of college and university presidents are women, a number that has been flat for a long, long time.
- Colorado ranks fifth among the states in terms of having women in the state legislature, and we still have only 34% women.
The women who spoke on the panel are wonderful role models, though, and I was truly inspired by them. One woman works for The White House Project, and one of their initiatives is to train women to run for office. They are also working with the media to tell them what to report about women candidates (something other than their hair styles, hemlines, and families).
3 comments:
These statistics do not come as a surprise to those of us in the 4F Club (female, fat, funny-looking & fiftyish) and unemployable. Keep working for change! Your interest in the world and its inequities serve as a reminder to us all that the world can be different - change comes slowly but doesn't come at all without those who are willing to stay aware and chip away at these entombed prejudices. Rock On, Girl!
These statistics do not come as a surprise to those of us in the 4F Club (female, fat, funny-looking & fiftyish) and unemployable. Keep working for change! Your interest in the world and its inequities serve as a reminder to us all that the world can be different - change comes slowly but doesn't come at all without those who are willing to stay aware and chip away at these entombed prejudices. Rock On, Girl!
Thanks for the encouragement! I, too, think it's important to chip away. Little by little, things will change.
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