The article analyzes the composition of the 112th U.S. Congress, particularly the female and minority members. It reports that the number of female legislators declined to 88 from a record high of 90, while the number of members belonging to minority groups continued to increase. Among the ...
WASHINGTON —Women and minorities made historic gains in Senate and House races Tuesday in an election that greatly changed the face of Congress and yet returned a vast majority of incumbents to office. More than 100 new members will be sworn in when Congress convenes in January. But most of...
"Backlash has officially begun," said Washington political analyst David Richardson. "What has been growing since (U.S. President Donald) Trump took office was shown at the polls. Pockets of discontent, namely gays, women, and minorities, gained significant ground as the result of national outra...
The right of ethnic minorities to participate on an equal footing in the management of state and social affairs has been protected in accordance with the law. All 55 ethnic-minority groups in China have representatives in the National People's Congress (NPC). The number of poverty-stricken peop...
Current events are just the latest 5 in a long history of male-centric medicine, often driven not by politicians but by scientists and physicians. Before the National Institutes of Health Rejuvenation Act of 1993, which 6 the inclusion of women and minorities in final-stage medication and ...
This report examines the representation of women and minorities in the science, mathematics, and engineering fields and addresses the sources of current trends and issues for the future. The first section, "Demographics and the Science and Engineering Talent Pool", addresses the expected shortfall of...
Each of the Federal Reserve Banks also submits a separate report to the Congress summarizing its OMWI efforts and achievements. The next sections of this report highlight the Board's progress in four key areas: equal employment of minorities and women at the Board; inclusion of minority-owned...
Women, many from ethnic minorities, are playing a big role in China's national legislature and top advisory body, as they contribute their wisdom and strength to almost every sector of society. "I used to hope that all the women in the village could wear high-heeled shoes freely, and have...
First, Social Security privatization represents a major effort to shift responsibility from the state to the individual, with large and predictably negative effects on women, minorities, and lower-income men, while also transferring massive amounts of cash (up to $15 trillion in Social Security ...
(not until 1924) and wouldn’t earn the right to vote until the state Supreme Court forced Arizona in 1948. Mexican American women (and men) had to pass an English test to vote, and those tactics—including polling taxes and literacy tests used against all minorities—weren’t outlawed ...