Answer:
The claim of the paragraph seems to be how the US government can help close the gender gap in the Senate and what the gap is caused by and what will come of getting rid of that gap.
Some evidence is the first sentence, which it says "the US government would help close the gender gap in the Senate". Also, it has statistical evidence, such as "only 21% of US Senate seats were occupied by women in 2017." that tell more of the gender gap, along with "A study conducted by Political Parity, a nonpartisan organization, shows that the biggest barriers blocking women from running for Senate are fundraising needs and the parties' perceived preference for male candidates.". And then, to tell what will become of America be removing that gap, it says "requiring political parties to
support female candidates for the Senate would help create a
government that more fairly represents American women.".
Explanation:
I was never the best at identifying claims, but I did my best. Hope this helps.
