From Fortune:

St. Paul City Council President Mitra Jalali saw that all the members’ seats were occupied by women at their initial meeting this week, a first for Minnesota’s capital city. Experts said St. Paul is the first large U.S. city with an all-female city council. All seven women are under 40 years old, and six out of the seven are women of color. From civil engineering to nonprofit directing, they have a wide range of professional experiences. The council held their first city council meeting after getting sworn in and their top priorities include a comprehensive housing policy, renter protections, climate action, public safety interventions, and economic development. In Minnesota, women made up 35% of the municipal office holders in cities with over 10,000 people, tying the state with Michigan for 16th place among the 50 states. It’s considered a Democratic stronghold. Minnesota has tended to run ahead of the national average for the participation of women in elected office.
The number of women elected to legislative, congressional, and municipal offices seems to consistently level off around 25% to 30% across the U.S. said Karen Kedrowski, director of the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics at Iowa State University. Minnesota continues to set the pace. There are many implications and significance of the first all-female city council and the new opportunities it will bring.



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