Of the 46 gold medals won by the U.S., 29 were won by women. This was the first U.S. Olympics team that had more women than men. Click the link below to view the interactive chart.
U.S. Women, Title IX Win Big in Olympics
Meet Washington’s 25 Top Influential Women (according to National Journal)
A few who made the list (from left to right):
1. Elena Kagan, Supreme Court justice
2. Heather Podesta, lawyer and lobbyist
3. First Lady Michelle Obama
4. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
5. Planned Parenthood leader Cecile Richards
6. Jackie Calmes of the New York Times
View the entire slideshow here.
Read about the women here.
Here are a lot of charts about women in Washington and gender equality.
What is your answer for the above question?
The cover of the July 14, 2012 issue of National Journal
The Top 25: Influential women in D.C. and the hurdles they continue to face. By Fawn Johnson
Pretty psyched for this week’s National Journal magazine.
We profile 25 of the most influential woman in Washington. Keep an eye out tomorrow and Friday to read about those who made the list.
The Cook Political Report projects that when a new Congress is sworn into office in January, white males will likely be a minority of one party’s caucus in the House for the first time in American history.
Democratic distilled to a core of coalition: women & minorities
The Gender Divide in one gigantic graph.
