Table 7.7: Evolution of Women's Representation in Congress (1993-2022)
Number of Women
Cross-Party Collaboration
Women's Issue Bills
Period Dem Women Rep Women Total Women Collaboration Index Dem Women Bills Rep Women Bills Partisan Gap
103rd-104th (1993-1996) 35 19 54 78 5.2 3.8 1.4
105th-106th (1997-2000) 41 22 63 65 5.7 3.1 2.6
107th-108th (2001-2004) 48 24 72 54 6.4 2.5 3.9
109th-110th (2005-2008) 56 25 81 42 7.1 1.9 5.2
111th-112th (2009-2012) 63 24 87 31 8.0 1.7 6.3
113th-114th (2013-2016) 75 27 102 24 8.6 2.4 6.2
115th-116th (2017-2020) 89 33 122 18 9.2 3.5 5.7
117th (2021-2022) 106 38 144 12 9.5 4.4 5.1