Did you know only 31% of state legislative seats are held by women—and just 4.82% are Black women?
The very nature of our state legislatures seems designed to incentivize already-privileged people to hold state elected office, @KellyBaden writes.
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The very nature of our state legislatures seems designed to incentivize already-privileged people to hold state elected office, @KellyBaden writes.
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After Texas enacted its extreme abortion ban, states like Arkansas, North and South Dakota, and Florida are considering similar legislation.
What else do these states have in common?
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What else do these states have in common?
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Each is a part-time or hybrid legislature.
Arkansas legislators are 89% white and 76% male.
North Dakota’s legislature is 98% white and 79% male.
Arkansas legislators are 89% white and 76% male.
North Dakota’s legislature is 98% white and 79% male.
“The states hostile to abortion rights have quite an overlap with states that have part-time or hybrid and low-paid legislators; conversely, full-time professionalized state legislatures like California and New York tend to be more supportive of reproductive rights.” —@KellyBaden
“It’s past time to revisit the options available to fundamentally alter the way states govern in service of becoming more inclusive and more responsive to the needs of the people.”
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