THE ECHO

By Nikola Meissner

In the United States of America, there has never been a female president. In almost 250 years, not 1 woman has been named Commander in Chief: not for lack of experience, ability, or qualification, but because she is a woman.

Women tend to be deemed as too sensitive or emotional to be able to run a country or hold a position of power. Leading to a lack of representation of women in power.

26/100

This is the number of women who held a seat in the 2025 United States Senate.

Sophomore Lilly Spenos said that she honestly doesn’t really know what the senate does, but she knows that 26 women is not enough.

“I know it’s a part of the legislative branch, so the fact that women make up only 26% makes me worry that there isn’t enough representation for girls while laws are being passed,” Spenos said.

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This represents the combined number of female senators and female governors that Indiana has had.

Freshman Lucia Imel thinks that it is disappointing to see Indiana’s lack of female progression. She says that she hopes to be able to see a female get elected governor or become a senator for Indiana in her lifetime.

“It’s sad to see that no woman has been able to stand and make a difference in her state,” Imel said. “I also still think there is always time for people to take a stand.”

90

That represents the percentage of people who hold an unconscious bias against women, according to research by the United Nations Development Programme in 2020.

Junior Mia Bolanos said that she believes the statistic. She says the divide between expectations of men and women varies so greatly that it’d be impossible for there not to be some sort of conscious or unconscious bias.

“Women are valued so much less than men, in everything we do,” Bolanos said. “Women are seen as not being capable of doing the same job as men when they often are more able and more qualified for the job.”