Commission Application Stats Haven’t Improved: Women, Step Up!


The last post of 2009 reported that only half as many women as men have applied to serve on the California Citizens’ Redistricting Commission. The reported actually understated the ratio: it was closer to 3:1.

The numbers haven’t improved since then. Applications from men and women are equal (both zero!) in Alpine County and Glenn County. In Inyo County, one man and no women have applied. In most counties, women make up far less than half of the total applicants. In Los Angeles county the numbers today are 481 men, 205 women.

We Draw the Lines includes this link to weekly statistics on applications.