Rep. Herb Conaway said defining a woman is 'a more complicated question than one might know' EXCLUSIVE: Democratic lawmakers would not provide a definition of a woman when pressed on Capitol Hill, as President Donald Trump prioritizes making clear distinctions between biological sexes during his second term. America Rising, a Republican research organization, asked lawmakers in Washington, D.C., to provide a definition of a woman ahead of Women's History Month in March, but received no clear answers. "It is a more complicated question than one might know," Rep. Herb Conaway, D-N,J,, said when asked to define what a woman is.