Otter Hosts ‘Women’s Day At Capitol’

Otter has 32 female state agency officials lined up for the event, for which KTVB-TV anchor Dee Sarton will serve as MC and at which people can ask questions of the governor and his administration on state government issues or the role of women in policy-making and state government. Here are some stats on women in the Otter Administration, based on state payroll records from the state controller’s office as of Jan. 7, 2010:  Of the 77 state agency heads on the state’s payroll on that date, 50 were men and 27 were women. Average pay for the male state agency heads was $109,658; average pay for the female state agency heads was $88,681/ Betsy Russell , Eye On Boise. More here .

Question: Can Gov. Otter be serious re: a “Women’s Day at the Capitol” when he bypassed two qualified women in fall 2007 to appoint Joel Horton to the now all-male Idaho Supreme Court?