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By Shakira MillsMar 14, 2022
Shakira Mills
Shakira Mills is a contributor for The Fulcrum, a nonpartisan publication dedicated to strengthening democracy by fostering informed civic engagement and elevating diverse perspectives.
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While women remain significantly underrepresented in government, there is at least one adjacent field in which they have achieved gender parity in leadership: the universe of democracy reform and bridge-building organizations. 
In its 2021 Diversity Report, the Bridge Alliance found that half of the executives leading its 100 member organizations are women. (Disclosure: The Fulcrum is a program within the Bridge Alliance, which brings together organizations working toward a healthy democracy.) 
To mark Women’s History Month, The Fulcrum is spotlighting just some of the women leading these organizations.
Jackie Salit
  
President, IndependentVoting.org
"I’m honored to be included in this group of caring and accomplished women. For me, a key to healthy self-governance is what we mean by the word 'self.' Women, generally more than men, see the 'self' in more social terms. And so the processes we create can (hopefully!) develop that sense of community."

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Bill	Date	Senate vote	Population %
One Big Beautiful Bill Act	July 1, 2025	50%*	44%
Rescissions Act	July 17, 2025	52%	46%

Nominee	Position	Senate vote	Population %
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.	Secretary of Health and Human Services	52%	46%
Pete Hegseth	Secretary of Defense	50%*	46%
Pam Bondi	(Former) Attorney General	54%	49%
Kash Patel	FBI Director	51%	46%
Tulsi Gabbard	Director of National Intelligence	52%	46%

Supreme Court nominee	Year	Senate vote	Population %
Clarence Thomas	1991	52%	49%
Neil Gorsuch	2017	55%	46%
Brett Kavanaugh	2018	51%	44%
Amy Coney Barrett	2020	52%	48%

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Unprecedented levels for nominations

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