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Why does Utah have so few female legislators?

Clip: 10/9/2016 | 8m 56s

Why does Utah have so few female legislators?

Nationally, about a quarter of all state legislators are women. But Utah’s numbers are some of the lowest in the country, with six female senators in its 29-member Senate and 10 female representatives in its 75-member house. The NewsHour Weekend's Christopher Booker reports on the reasons for that imbalance.

10/09/2016 | Rating NR

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