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Not
only
do
women
face
barriers
in
the
business
world
but
it
seems
that
our
own
Representatives
are
leaving
us
out
as
well.
WIPP
found
that
43%
of
standing
Congressional
Committees
and
42.8%
of
select/joint
committee
hearings
did
not
include
women
last
year.
This
shocking
number
does
not
include
hearings
where
only
government
witnesses
testified.
It
only
reflects
the
lack
of
women
testifying
on
Congressional
panels
where
private
sector
witnesses
testified.
Women
owned
businesses
face
a
unique
set
of
obstacles
and
it
is
imperative
that
their
voice
be
heard
in
the
halls
of
Congress.
We
call
upon
each
committee
to
make
room
for
women
on
their
hearing
tables.
Findings:
Congressional
Standing
Committees
(Excluding
Rules
and
Intelligence)
-
43%
did
not
include
women
Congressional
Select/Joint
Committees
-
42.8%
did
not
include
women
Congressional
Committees
with
Least
Number
of
Women
Testifying
-Senate
Armed
Services:
83%
did
not
feature
women
-
Senate
Budget:
60%
did
not
feature
women
-
House
Armed
Services:
59.26%
did
not
feature
women
Senate
Committees
Featuring
Fewest
Women
-Armed
Services
Committee:
83%,
or
5/6
meetings
did
not
feature
women
-
Budget
Committee:
60%,
or
12/20
meetings
did
not
feature
women
-
Foreign
Relations:
59.26%,
or
16/27
meetings
did
not
feature
women
House
Committees
Featuring
Fewest
Women
-Armed
Services
Committee:
59.29%,
or
16/27
did
not
feature
women
-
Homeland
Security
Committee:
58%,
or
28/48
did
not
feature
women
-
Transportation
and
Infrastructure
Committee:
57.69%,
or
30/52
did
not
feature
women
1156 15th St. NW Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20005 ~ 888.488.WIPP ~ Fax: 202.872.8543 1714 Stockton Street, Suite 200, San Francisco, CA 94133 ~ 415.434.4314 ~ Fax: 415.434.4331 Website: www.WIPP.org
Senate Committees Featuring the Most Women - Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee: 88% of meetings featured women - Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee: 77.78% of meetings featured women - Judiciary Committee: 76.09% of meetings featured women House Committees Featuring the Most Women - Veterans Affairs Committee: 86.36% of meetings featured women - Education and the Workforce Committee: 83.35% of meetings featured women - Appropriations Committee: 66.6% of meetings featured women Barbara Kasoff, CEO of WIPP, had the following to say on the matter Women are one of the fastest growing contributors to the national economy and as such should be heard on Capitol Hill. We urge Congress to increase the number of women in their Hearings in order to get an accurate depiction of Americas private sector and the struggles and successes they face.
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