Women In Politics

The Status of Pennsylvania Women report of The Pennsylvania Commission for Women.

WomenVote PA is proud to launch its new web site where individuals and organizations can participate in online discussions about critical issues facing women and their families. The WVPA web site also provides opportunities to volunteer and to get involved in upcoming events.

Not good news from the Center for Women and Politics Rutgers University:

The number of women in state legislatures in 2005 will remain at 1659,unchanged from the 2004 figure, which represents 22.5 percent of all state legislators. The updated numbers were released by the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP), a unit of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.

“We’ve made no meaningful progress since 1999 when we reached 22.4 percent,” noted CAWP director Debbie Walsh. “If we’re going to hear women’s voices more clearly at the state level, we need aggressive efforts to expand women’s representation,” Walsh added.

Maryland and Colorado have emerged as the states with the greatest proportion of women in their legislatures, 34.0 percent. The other top-ranked states are: Delaware (33.9 percent) and Arizona , Vermont and former leader Washington State (each at 33.3 percent).

The partisan balance among women lawmakers will shift slightly toward the Democrats, with 1037 Democrats, 607 Republicans, and 15 others. The 2004 legislators included 1006 Democrats, 640 Republicans, and 13 others.

Complete information about state legislative candidates and winners in the 2004 elections, as well as a state-by-state table showing the number of winners, the number of holdovers, and the number of women who will serve in 2005, is available on our web site.

State by state list of winners and losers at
www.cawp.rutgers.edu/Facts/Elections/CanLegList04.html

The Center For American Women in Politics - A source for almost everything you might want to know about Women in Politics in the United States.

Women Impacting Public Policy, a strategic partner that shares a common mission with PAWCF. 
Women Impacting Public Policy, PA page.

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The Democratic Party of Pennsylvania - Official Web site for the Democratic Party of Pennsylvania.

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The Pennsylvania General Assembly - Provides information about the General Assembly and links to the official legislative calendars of the Pennsylvania House and Senate. Information about current legislation is also available in the electronic bill room.

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives - The official Web site of the lower house of the Pennsylvania General Assembly.

The Pennsylvania Senate - The official Web site of the upper house of the Pennsylvania General Assembly.

The House Democratic Caucus - The official partisan Web site for House Democrats. The site provides information about current Democratic legislative initiatives in the Pennsylvania House.

The Senate Democratic Caucus - The official partisan Web site for Senate Democrats. The site provides information about current Democratic legislative initiatives in the Pennsylvania Senate.

Office of the Governor - The official Web site of the office of the Governor. Here you learn how to find out about the governor's legislative agenda, and executive actions. The site provides links to the various executive agencies.

Office of the Auditor General - Are your tax dollars being spent efficiently and wisely? The Auditor General is charged by the Pennsylvania Constitution to find out. The office is currently held by Democrat Robert P. Casey.

Office of the Treasurer - The Commonwealth's treasury is independent of the Governor's office and has the responsibility for investing state moneys and paying the state's bills. The treasury also administers a number of state programs designed to provide assistance to businesses and individuals.

The Pennsylvania State Data Center - Housed at Penn State in Harrisburg, the Pennsylvania State Data center provides a wide range of information about Pennsylvania's economy and about statewide demographic trends.

The Laws of Pennsylvania - Also called the Pennsylvania Code.

PCN-TV - The Web site for the Pennsylvania Cable Network that provides full coverage of government and public affairs in Pennsylvania. The site maintains many useful links, among them: the Pennsylvania Constitution, Pennsylvania Newspapers.