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Women are still underrepresented in local government, despite a woman running for president

  • Written by Justin de Benedictis-Kessner, Associate Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
Women are still underrepresented in local government, despite a woman running for presidentWill Kamala Harris' candidacy inspire other women to run for office?Grant Baldwin/Getty Images

Kamala Harris is at the top of a major party ticket running for president. Some people have celebrated her candidacy, hoping that it will excite voters enough to elect the first woman president.

But the glass ceiling that stymied Hillary Clinton’s...

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