*A record-breaking 22 women are now serving in US Senate *

*A record-breaking 22 women  are now serving in US Senate *

The number of women currently serving in the US Senate reached a new high of 22 on Wednesday.

Democratic Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota was sworn into office at noon following Al Franken's resignation amid allegations that he touched women inappropriately.

Democratic Sen. Doug Jones, who defeated Republican Roy Moore in an upset in deep red Alabama last month, was also sworn into office Wednesday by Vice President Mike Pence.

There are 106 women serving in all of Congress, making up just less than 20% of all 535 seats in the House and Senate, according to the Rutgers University Center for American Women and Politics.

The US stands at 102nd in female representation among the nations tracked by the World Bank -- lower than countries like China, Iraq and Pakistan.