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Women have served in the United States House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the United States Congress, since 1917 following the election of Republican Jeannette Rankin from Montana, the first woman in Congress. [1]
3 sty 2023 · Women make up more than a quarter (28%) of all members of the 118th Congress – the highest percentage in U.S. history and a considerable increase from where things stood even a decade ago. Counting both the House of Representatives and the Senate, women account for 153 of 540 voting and nonvoting members of Congress.
16 mar 2023 · Boosted by wins in the 2022 midterm elections, more women are now serving in Congress than ever before. A record 150 women are holding seats – 25 in the Senate and 125 in the House.
23 lis 2022 · The 149 women who will serve in the US House and Senate will expand the ranks of female representation by just two members above the record set by the 117th Congress.
29 cze 2021 · As of June 24, 2021, 147 women are serving in the 117th Congress. There are 123 women serving in the House (including 3 Delegates and the Resident Commissioner), 90 Democrats and 33 Republicans. There are 24 women in the Senate, 16 Democrats and 8 Republicans.
15 sty 2021 · In the Senate, women hold 24 of 100 seats, one fewer than the record number of seats they held in the last Congress. This analysis counts voting as well as nonvoting members of Congress. Figures for the 117th Congress exclude two House seats that were vacant as of early January.
Here you can see the gender breakdown of how many women have held office in Congress since 1989. Since 1916, while the number of women voters has surged, the number of women elected to Congress has advanced far more slowly.
