Women 's progress in this election `` creeping and leaping , '' analyst says . 17 women will be in 435-member Perdue ; 17 female senators out of 74 . `` Do we have equal representation ? No . Are we closer to it ? Yes . '' Obama may appoint women ; Sarah Palin , Hillary Clinton made strides .
Women 's progress in this election `` creeping and leaping , '' analyst says . 74 women will be in 435-member House ; 17 female senators out of 100 . `` Do we have equal representation ? No . Are we closer to it ? Yes . '' Obama may appoint women ; Hillary Clinton , Sarah Palin made strides .