Gender Quotas Database
United States
Northern America
No legislated or voluntary party quotas.
Single / Lower House
House of Representatives
| Total seats | 435 |
| Total women | 129 |
| Percentage of women | 30% |
| Gender Quota target | |
| Election year | 2023 |
| Electoral system | FPTP |
| Quota type | |
| Election details | IDEA Voter Turnout - IPU Parline |
Upper House
Senate
| Total seats | 100 |
| Total women | 25 |
| Percentage of women | 25% |
| Gender Quota target | |
| Election year | 2020 |
| Electoral system | |
| Quota type | |
| Election details | IPU Parline |
| Legal source | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| No data available | ||
Voluntary Political Party Quotas*
| Party | Official Name | Details, Quota provisions |
|---|---|---|
| No data available. | ||
* Only political parties represented in parliament are included. When a country has legislated quotas in place, only political parties that have voluntary quotas that exceed the percentage/number of the national quota legislation are presented in this table.
Additional information
-Sources
Legal Sources:
- Constitution of the United States - Link
- Electoral laws - Legal framework/ Congressional District/ 17th Amendment
- Political parties law (First Amendment) - Link
- Federal Election Commission - Link
- Gender Policy Council - Link
Other Sources:
- Women in Congress: Statistics and Brief Overview (October 2022) - Link
- Inter-Parliamentary Union, IPU Parline United States
- National strategy on gender equity and equality (2021) - Link
- Center for American Women and Politics - Link
- US Women Peace and Security Index (2020) - Link
- Congress needs gender parity quotas - Link
- Inter-Parliamentary Union, IPU Parline United States
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