Gender Statistics

True or False?: Gender Statistics

Multiple Choice

As of 2020, out of 100 senators, 44 are women. Out of 435 Representatives, 163 are women.

• True

• False

FALSE

As of 2020, out of 100 senators, 26 are women. Out of 535 Representatives, 101 are women.

Multiple Choice

As of 2020, women make up 23.7% of the total 535 seats in Congress.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

There are over 2,400 elected prosecutors in the country, and only 1.87% are women of color.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Of 2,437 elected state and local prosecutors holding office in 2014, 75% were white and 65% were white men

• True

• False

FALSE

Of 2,437 elected state and local prosecutors holding office in 2014, 95 percent were white and 79% were white men.

Multiple Choice

As of 2020, 18 out of 50 state governors are women.

• True

• False

FALSE

As of 2020, 9 out of 50 state governors are women. 

Multiple Choice

As of 2020, of the 1,366 mayoral seats in the country, 22% are held by women.

• True

• False

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As of 2020, the U.S. ranks 25th out of 189 elected governments in the world for female representation in government.

• True

• False

FALSE

As of 2020, the U.S. ranks 75th out of 189 elected governments in the world for female representation in government.

Multiple Choice

As of 2020 all states have at least one woman in the House of Representatives.

• True

• False

FALSE

As of 2020, Alaska, Mississippi, North Dakota, and Vermont do not have any female representatives.

Multiple Choice

If the current rate of progress remains the same, women will not reach parity with men in the U.S. Congress until 2108.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

About 44% of federal jobs are held by women.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

In federal positions, the average salary for a female employee is $75,630 compared to $86,159 for a male employee.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Among the largest 100 cities in the U.S., 41 have female mayors.

• True

• False

FALSE

As of 2020, among the largest 100 cities in the U.S., 27 have female mayors.

Multiple Choice

Of the 127 women serving in the 116th U.S. Congress, 48 are women of color.

• True

• False