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More than half the population of Louisiana – 51% -- is female. Yet, only 11 % of the state’s Legislators are women. Why?
Why have the number of female Legislators decreased in recent years, and what gets left out of the deliberative process when nearly all of the lawmakers are men? Does the fairer sex provide points of view innately different than those of their male counterparts – especially in the areas of child welfare, family policy and juvenile justice? Join Louisiana Public Square as it examines “Louisiana’s Legislature: Where Are the Women?” airing May 23rd at 7 p.m. on LPB HD.
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