ProPublica – If You Live in the Southeast, It Could Be Just 1 in 5. A record number of women were elected to statehouses last year. But in the Southeast, where some legislatures are more than 80% male, representation is lagging as lawmakers pass bills that most impact women, like near-total abortion bans… Seven states, Almost all in the Southeast, had legislatures that were less than 20% women in 2023. Women made up less than half of the state legislatures in nearly every state…”