17%

Here is a truly depressing article about the state of female representation in the US Congress that most US voters won't care about or pay attention to.

The next time someone demands evidence of institutional misogyny (or gender inequality, or the patriarchy, or whatever variation on that theme), try this on for size: We live in a culture in which 52% of the population in a representative democracy being represented by only 17% of its legislative branch isn't a national outrage.

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