The organization works to increase female representation in American institutions, businesses and government.
There are both male and female representation, told apart from each other by costumes.
Although more women than ever ran for office, there was no net change in the level of female representation.
In 1995, the United Nations set a goal of 30% female representation.
The goal is to increase female political representation at the state and federal levels.
The question arose last weekend: would things be so bad for women if there were better female representation in the government?
A key issue that remains is the lack of female representation in management.
The South ranked lowest, with only 46.3 percent of companies having female representation on their boards.
The global average for female representation at the parliamentary level in 2007 was 17.0%.
On the other hand, there also has to be a balance as regards female representation within the Commission.