Iraq Constitution Out-democratizes US Constitution

The new Iraqi Constitution does a better job of serving democracy than our own, in at least one area, its provision for the representation of women.

You can read an English translation of Iraq's draft constitution here (pdf) or here.

I want to draw attention to one Article:

"Article (151): A proportion of no less than 25 percent of the seats in the Council of Representatives is specified for the participation of women."

Is there a reason that the US Constitution can't also stipulate a minimum requirement? If not, I'd like see an amendment that would guarantee a more equitable representation for women in this country.

Currently, 50% of the US population between 15 and 64 is female.

Yet, in the 108th US Congress (2003-2004), only 14 of 100 Senators (14%), and 60 of 435 Representatives (14%) were women. Only 2 women¹ have ever served on the US Supreme Court, a mere 2% of the 108 justices that ever served! And regrettably, no woman has ever served as President or Vice President.

It's not as if the US doesn't have a pool of educated and qualified women to draw from. If Iraq, where only 24% of the women can read and write, can guarantee their representation, why can't the US where 97% of women are literate?
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¹ Sandra Day O'Connor (1981) and Ruth Bader Ginsberg (1993).