New Panel Addresses Barriers for Women in Politics
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Members of a new panel hope to increase the number of women in Illinois politics.
Illinois ranks sixth in the nation when it comes to the percentage of state legislators who are women. A new panel aims to increase that number. We speak with Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza and lawyer Tina Tchen.
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New Panel Addresses Barriers for Women in Politics
Clip: 7/12/2018 | 7m 34sVideo has Closed Captions
Illinois ranks sixth in the nation when it comes to the percentage of state legislators who are women. A new panel aims to increase that number. We speak with Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza and lawyer Tina Tchen.
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