Apr 10, 2025 - Politics
Women underrepresented in Pennsylvania's municipal office posts
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Women hold fewer than a third of municipal offices throughout Pennsylvania, per a new analysis from the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University.
State of play: Pennsylvania now ranks 34th in the nation for gender parity at the local level – falling three places since last year.
By the numbers: Roughly 29% of women hold those posts in the Commonwealth in cities with populations above 10,000, per the report.
- Meanwhile, Pennsylvania's state Legislature is only slightly better at 32%.
Zoom out: The national average of women office holders in municipal posts is also 32%.
Zoom in: Philly's 17-member City Council includes seven women.