Women’s political participation is on the rise, evident by the moderate but steady increase of women holding elected office on both the national and state levels. Does this trend have a larger outward affect? Specifically, does an increased number of female representatives elected into public office have an effect on public policy? Using information from 2003 to 2004, I categorized six states into either high levels of female representation or low levels of female representation, based upon each state legislature’s proportion of females. Washington, Colorado, and Maryland were labeled as high levels of female representation and South Carolina, Alabama, and Kentucky were labeled as low levels of female representation. I compared the effectiveness of female legislators between the two levels by conducting a quantitative data analysis, calculating the rates of primary bill sponsorship of legislation by female senators and the corresponding rates of passed bills. I also examined the effect the proportion of female legislators present had on the introduction and passage of “women’s issues” legislation, using education as the indicator. My findings support the theory that increased female representation does have an impact on females’ ability to effectively legislate. However, other variables, such as length of time in office and party affiliation may also be factors suggesting the need for future research.