[meshr]

> isn't Congress made up of 50% women + 50% men?

it is true if Congress would be engaged in sex related questions only

[gumby]

I don't see why that follows.

But if it were true it would suggest that there are some important questions going unaddressed the way things are right now.

[meshr]

It was kind of joke, but why would congressman’s sex affect his decisions if he is professional? What are these important questions which are so affected by Y-chromosome?

[gumby]

I don't know why you're being voted down -- perhaps people think you're trolling.

Assuming you're naive, here's an example from today's paper: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/31/opinion/childbirth-injury...

More generally: why have more than one representative at all? Because every person has a slightly different perspective based on where they're from. The wider the variety of opinions (at least to the degree they reflect the diversity of opinions -- urban/agricultural/wilderness; male, female; different levels of education and background; etc) -- the more useful the result.