Taylor would also be among a small group of women who are currently governors and well as the small group of women who have ever been governors. With Arizona Governor Jan Brewer retiring earlier this year, that leaves only six women<\/a>, three Democrats and three Republicans, currently holding the office of Governor.<\/p>\n According to the National Women\u2019s Political Caucus, the largest number of women to serve<\/a> simultaneously as governors was nine in 2004 and again in 2007. And they report only 26 out of the 50 states have even had a woman governor. <\/p>\n The United States isn\u2019t sizing up well on an international level either when it comes to women in leadership positions. According to the Inter-parliamentary Union of Geneva, the U.S. has dropped in ranking in worldwide female leadership from 69th in 2008 to 84th in 2014. <\/p>\n With women becoming more educated and more involved in business since the mid-20th century, it has been questioned why more women aren\u2019t getting involved in politics, which is why there are fewer women running for office than men. Brookings Senior Fellow Jennifer Lawless analyzed data from a 2011 study<\/a> and it showed \u201cwomen are less likely to be encouraged to run and less likely to be considered as a potential candidate when a position opens up.\u201d Lawless also said there is also a perception among women who could potentially run that they won\u2019t do as well as a man even though there is no evidence to support that belief. In fact, Lawless said, women do just as well as men when running for political office.<\/p>\n So the question remains, is Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor\u2019s tenuous attitude about being governor a lack of self-confidence and encouragement or just a polite gesture towards Gov. John Kasich by letting his political aspirations make headlines before she makes her own? <\/p>\n Depending on how Governor Kasich does in the GOP primaries, we may know the answer to that question sooner than later.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ohio Lt. Governor Mary Taylor used to be a Certified Public Accountant, so it wasn’t a stretch for her when Governor John Kasich asked her to head up the Common Sense Initiative (CSI). The goal of the CSI is to ease the regulatory burden on businesses by eliminating excessive rules. “We’ve reviewed over 6700 rules … <\/p>\n![\"U.S.](\"https:\/\/www.mothermilkmedia.com\/futurabazaar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/INFOGRAPHIC-WOMEN-WORLD-LEADERSHIP2.jpg\")
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