Gender Quotas Database

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United States

United States

Northern America

No legislated or voluntary party quotas.

At a glance

Structure of parliament Bicameral

Are there legislated quotas

For the Single / Lower house? No
For the Upper house? No
For the Sub-national level? No

Are there voluntary quotas?

Adopted by political parties?
Is there additional information?

Single / Lower House

House of Representatives

Upper House

Senate

Voluntary Political Party Quotas*

* 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

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Sources

Legal Sources:

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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