<p>Iowa Independent’s Lynda Waddington talks to female politicos who say, &quot;<a id="m0.i" href="http://www.iowaindependent.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=2101" target="_blank" title="gender bias in Iowa?">quite possibly</a>.&quot;&nbsp;As one put it:</p>

<div><blockquote>Iowa is a much tougher place for a woman to run than is the state of New Hampshire. If you look at a comparison of women’s political participation in the two states it is really quite remarkable.&quot;</blockquote></div>