The last glass ceilings in N.C.

There are only a handful of glass ceilings left in North Carolina.

As of this November, women have been successfully elected to nearly all of the statewide positions and have served in a number of appointed posts as well.

But a few glass ceilings remain, mostly in the legislature and in law enforcement.

HOUSE SPEAKER: No woman has served as speaker of the N.C. House of Representatives.

SENATE LEADER: No woman has led the Senate, either when the lieutenant governor had most of the power or more recently when the Senate president pro tem became more powerful. (Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue served as lieutenant governor when that role had fewer responsibilities.)

LEGISLATIVE MAJORITY: Women have never held the majority of seats in either the House or Senate.

ATTORNEY GENERAL: No woman has been elected the state's top cop.

CRIME CONTROL SECRETARY: No woman has overseen the state Department of Crime Control and Public Safety, a member of the governor's Cabinet.

CORRECTION SECRETARY: No woman has been appointed to head the state Department of Correction.

In addition, no woman has served as state insurance commissioner, though that job has been held by Jim Long for decades so few men have had the chance either; or as secretary of Environment and Natural Resources or secretary of Transportation, two appointed positions.