The nation is focusing on sexual harassment in Congress, but what about in your state capital?
鈥淪ince last year, at least 40 lawmakers 鈥� nearly all men 鈥� in 20 states have been publicly accused by more than 100 people of some form of sexual misconduct or harassment,鈥� .
Every state has different requirements for sexual harassment training, and each legislature handles accusations differently. This, combined with , has left many allegations unaddressed even as more women have entered politics.
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For years, researchers and advocates thought that simply increasing the number of women in politics would reduce the amount of harassment and violence they encountered. But that hasn鈥檛 turned out to be the case, even in places where the numbers of women in high government office have been on the rise, says Mona Lena Krook a Rutgers political science professor. 鈥淭he resistance to women鈥檚 participation has just taken new forms,鈥� she says. 鈥淭here鈥檚 been a pushback against women鈥檚 inclusion.鈥�
We鈥檒l look at what it will take to make statehouses safer work environments and get more women into politics.
GUESTS
Reid Wilson, National correspondent, The Hill;
Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO, the National Women鈥檚 Law Center; a lawyer who specializes in anti-discrimination law;
Sen. Diane Allen, Republican representing New Jersey鈥檚 7th Legislative District, Burlington County;
Rep. Amy Nielsen, Democrat representing Iowa鈥檚 77th Legislative District, North Liberty and Johnson County;
Rep. Wesley Morgan, Republican representing Kentucky鈥檚 81st House District, including Richmond and Berea;
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