However, when it comes to women and electoral politics, there was no major change in women's achievements until the 1960s and beyond (Anderson 1, 1996) . Today there is a record number of women in Congress, with 20 women in the Senate and 82 in the House of Representatives, still less than 25% of cabinet members (CAWP 2014). Women are underrepresented and less likely to be involved or run for office at local or national levels of government. A popular, although unproven, belief is that women are less likely to run for office because they are worried about their family responsibilities (Fang 2014). Women are less likely to seek government positions because they are less likely to be encouraged to seek government positions and are therefore less likely to be seen as candidates for an open government position. Despite this, a 2014 Gallup poll showed that 63% of Americans say the United States would be better governed if there were more female political leaders. So, although women need to be more involved in political affairs to reduce the wage gap, the obstacle is not that women are not wanted in office, nor that they are too focused on their families, but rather that there is little encouragement for women. enter the political arena