gistfile1.txt

for question in data['result']['counts']:
        if "APPROVAL" not in question['a']:
            continue
        women = [a for a in question['answers'] if a['value'] in women_names]
        men = [a for a in question['answers'] if a['value'] not in women_names]
        
        answers_sorted = []
        
        if women[0]['value'] == question['answers'][0]['value']:
           men.insert(0, None)
        
        for man, woman in zip_longest(men, women):
           if man is not None:
                answers_sorted.append(man)
           if woman is not None:
                answers_sorted.append(woman)
                
        question['answers'] = answers_sorted