Battle of the Sexes: Men's Political Giving Dwarfs Women's

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http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/01/battle-of-the-sexes-mens-political-giving-dwarfs-womens/283075/



By most measures, women's representation in American political life remains disappointing. The percentage of women in elected office is way behind the percentage of women in the workforce, to say nothing of the population. And of course there's never been a female president or vice president.

But the electoral situation looks downright modern next to the fundraising scene, as demonstrated by a report from the National Council for Research on Women, Rutgers' Center for American Women and Politics, and the Center for Responsive Politics. It's a topic that some reporters—Politico's Tarini Parti and Byron Tau, for example—have tackled, but the report offers a comprehensive look at just how lopsided giving is.

First, here's the percentage of donors and of donations above $200 from men and women for the last three cycles:



Women have actually lost some ground since 2008, though the numbers are all in a consistent 2:1 range. (For smaller donations, 0.67 percent of men gave less than $200 in 2012, while 0.32 percent of women did.)