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In Idaho, being a woman means you’re probably not going to get appointed to a government job. At least not one reserved for the guys. So say Boise State University political scientists Jaclyn Kettler and Justin Vaughn. They looked over 5,000 posts and found women hold just 30.8 percent of appointments in state government. It’s little better in the counties, where women account for 34.4 percent. In the cities, women have been named to 38.4 percent of the jobs/ Marty Trillhaase , Lewiston Tribune. More here .

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