The electoral system is rigged against women in the U.S., Cynthia Terrell, founder and executive director of RepresentWomen, said Thursday at TheWrap’s Power Women Breakfast in Washington, D.C.
While noting that the U.S. continues to lag far behind other countries worldwide in female representation in elected office, Terrell said that there are concrete steps that can be taken to correct the situation.
The current electoral system is winner-take-all, she said, and it protects incumbents and fortifies the status quo. But she suggested that a “ranked-choice” voting system, like the one used for voting on the Best Picture Oscar, could level the playing field.