Supervisor Mark Farrell made quite a splash last week with his legislation calling for women to reach 30 percent representation in the public sphere by 2020, the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which gave women nationwide the right to vote. From corporate boards to the names of city streets, he wants women represented far more than they are now.

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