Why does Utah have so few female legislators?

Name: Why does Utah have so few female legislators?
Uploaded: 2016-10-09T18:23:17Z
Duration: P536S
Description: Nationally, about a quarter of all state legislators are women. But Utah’s numbers are some of the lowest in the country, with six female senators in its 29-member Senate and 10 female representatives in its 75-member house. The NewsHour Weekend's Christopher Booker reports on the reasons for that imbalance.

Clip: 10/09/2016 | 8m 56s

Nationally, about a quarter of all state legislators are women. But Utah’s numbers are some of the lowest in the country, with six female senators in its 29-member Senate and 10 female representatives in its 75-member house. The NewsHour Weekend's Christopher Booker reports on the reasons for that imbalance.

Aired: 10/09/16

Rating: NR

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