Over the past century, women have slowly been making gains in Congress. The 117th Congress, which was inaugurated in 2021, has a record breaking number of women representatives. However, that number is still only 27%, meaning men make up 73% of today's Congress. Because the United States population is about 50% women, this means women are underrepresented in Congress by 23%, to this day. In other words, for each man in the U.S., there are 1.46 members of Congress representing him compared to each woman's 0.54. There are currently 0 non-binary members of Congress.
