Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Feb. 11, 2019

Since Democrats took over the House, both parties are choosing more women as committee leaders.

In the 116th Congress, women hold one in four of the top House committee and subcommittee positions. At the end of the 115th Congress, women held only 16 percent of chair and ranking-member positions on full committees and 19 percent on subcommittees.

Democrats have the greatest share of female leaders, with women holding top positions on 31 percent of committees and 38 percent of subcommittees. That's up from last year, when Democratic women held one-fifth of their party's top committee positions and a third of top subcommittee positions. Women make up 38 percent of House Democrats.

Republicans are also turning to more women to lead, with women holding 19 percent of ranking-member spots. At the 115th's end, women made up only 6 percent of committee chairmanships. Subcommittee leadership slots among Republicans, meanwhile, have held steady at around 9 percent women. Thirteen percent of House Republicans are women.

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