Record Number of Women Running For Congress in 2012

Today, MSNBC's The Cycle featured a segment on the rise of the number of women running for office this election cycle.

Only 16% of elected officials in Congress are women. In fact, the United States ranks 78th in the world in number of female elected officials.

This fall, a record 334 women are running for positions in the House and Senate.

Guest Lea Goldman of Marie Claire discussed an article in the magazine's latest issue titled "Running in Heels," which profiles 11 of the women working to be elected in November.

You can watch the segment here.