"It bothers me," said Council President Fentrice D. Driskell '01.
"Last year we had an overwhelming majority of male council members," she said. So this year, "At introductory meetings, I made it a big part of my effort to tell women that this is something they can do."
Driskell said she isn't sure why the effort was unsuccessful.
"In the future, we may need to make a more concerted effort...to recruit more women," she said.
The races in the Yard are somewhat more balanced, with 12 women out of 36 candidates total.
Though many of the races have heated up, there are still pockets apathy still reigns supreme.
Cabot House, the College's largest House and home to current council Vice President John A. Burton '01, has zero people running for office.
Christiaan H. Highsmith '03, a Cabot resident, said he "didn't know when the elections were going to take place."
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