The number of women in state government leadership positions is on the rise, with the percentage nearly mirroring their representation in the general population in six states, according to a report by the Center for Women in Government & Civil Society at the University at Albany, NY.
Of the governor-appointed posts in all 50 states last year, 35% were held by women, up from 28% a decade earlier. "The most important thing is the fact that in 36 of the states, women are doing better, I mean as a comparison of the percentage of women in leadership posts compared with the percentage of women in the state," said Judith Saidel, the lead author and the center director.
In Alaska, Connecticut, Montana, Nevada, Vermont and Washington, the number of women in senior policy positions is roughly even with their percentage of the general population in those states, the study found. Agencies in areas where women have traditionally been better represented--including health, human rights and education--still have the highest number of women in leadership.
Source: The Associated Press, August 12, 2008
While 95 percent of 2,521 American workers believe women have made important advancements in the workplace over the last ten years, 86 percent also believe that the glass ceiling is still in place, according to the Women in the Workplace survey by Harris Interactive, Rochester, NY.
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