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For those curious about the inflection points for the combination of math, psych, and economics:

* in 1960, women were elected at a ratio of 1:30 vs men (3.3%)

* in 1980, women were elected at a ratio of 1:2 vs men (50%)

* in 1988, women were elected at a ratio comparable to men (100%)

* in 2000, women were elected at a ratio of 9:5 vs men (180%)

* in 2020, women were elected at a ratio of 9:2 vs men (450%)




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