Women in Election 2024:
Stalled Progress

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Honoring Ruth B. Mandel Through Support for Scholars

CAWP is accepting applications for our 2025 Ruth B. Mandel Awards. Eligible recipients include advanced doctoral students from any relevant discipline at U.S.-based institutions who have successfully defended their dissertation proposal.

CAWP's 2025 State Rankings

CAWP has released our annual ranking of states by women's representation in state legislatures. Nevada is once again the number one state in our rankings, while West Virginia is the lowest-ranked state in the nation.

Watch Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester at CAWP

Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester appeared on the Rutgers University campus as CAWP's 2025 Honorary Senator Wynona Lipman Chair in Women's Political Leadership. Watch the full event on our YouTube channel.

Women Officeholders

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Current Numbers

From our new data on women in municipal office to our classic collections on women in state legislatures and Congress, CAWP is the only source for the most up-to-date information on women’s political representation in the United States.

Women Elected Officials Database

With over 12,000 entries covering more than 120 years, the CAWP Women Elected Officials Database is the full history of women in American politics in one place — searchable, exportable, and sharable.

See How Your State Fares

See current and historical information for your state — and how it compares in our state rankings by women’s representation in state legislatures. 

Percentages of Women in Elective Office 1971-Present

See the percentage of women in elective office at the congressional, statewide elective executive, and state legislative levels from 1971 to present.

Programs

Ready to Run®

Ready to Run® is a non-partisan campaign training program to encourage women to run for elective office, position themselves for appointive office, work on a campaign, or get involved in public life in other ways.

NEW Leadership® 

NEW Leadership® is a multi-day residential public leadership training program for college students addressing women's underrepresentation in politics. It educates students about the important role that politics plays in their lives and encourages them to become engaged leaders in their communities and on their campuses.

Teach a Girl to Lead®

Designed for educators, youth-serving organizations and media outlets, and parents, Teach a Girl to Lead® aims to make women’s public leadership visible to girls and boys K-12 and to inspire girls and young women to follow in the footsteps of women leaders, past and present.

Senator Wynona Lipman Chair

The Senator Wynona Lipman Chair in Women's Political Leadership is made possible by the generous support of the New Jersey Legislature. Learn more about the chair and the pioneering woman.