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Why Are There So Few Women in L.A. Politics?


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Just one woman in Los Angeles is currently an elected city official; we're one of the most progressive places in the country, and in 2001 we had a total of five women on the council. What's happened, and is there a way to change this trend? Los Angeles News Group opinion editor Mariel Garza spoke with Robin Kramer, former chief of staff to Mayors Antonio Villaraigosa and Richard Riordan, KPCC politics reporter Alice Walton, and former deputy mayor and mayoral candidate Linda Griego about gender and politics in L.A. today.
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