Women make up 51 percent of the US population and 54 percent of voters (in 2016)
Yet women make up:
20% of Members of US Congress
24% of state legislators
24% of statewide executive positions
20% of large-city mayors
12% of governors
(Source: Center for American Women and Politics)
The US ranks 104th in the world in the number of women in elected office
(Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union)