This century women gained the right to vote, but today women in politics seem to be hitting a glass ceiling.
Women remain woefully under-represented.
In Congress, they are only 9 percent of the Senate and a mere 12 percent of the House. But that doesn't fully explain the problem. When it comes to leadership positions, women are completely shut out of the top posts in both chambers. That's not progress. Incumbents have all the advantages and few sensible people can be convinced to quit their jobs to take on these powerful incumbents.