Politics may seem like a whole different world to us, but those who participate in running our country have the same struggles. “A Woman In the House (and Senate)” by Ilene Cooper is one of many “movements” that are in attempt to assist America's understanding the rights and roles of women in society. This book provides the reader with plenty of instances where women were forced to stumble on their climb to the top. Some of my personal favorites are when a congresswoman was seen as half of a person and had to share a seat, when a female representative couldn’t attend an awards dinner because it was hosted at a men’s club, and of course, when womenfolk as a whole were not granted the right to vote until 1920. It’s hard to imagine what it would feel like to be held back because of your gender, but the publication also highlights the achievements of these women during their time in the Senate or House of Representatives.
It is true that women's rights have significantly improved over the years, but it is still an ongoing issue all over. Being a woman now does not mean you won’t still be judged by your gender. In fact, politics seems to be one area that woman, even woman who are in power and have won elections, are still judged more than men. They are questioned on their ability to lead a country or state, whether they can do so both military or by other means. It seems to be a common belief that woman make decisions based on emotions, rather than based on the facts.
The insertion of women in the political class of US had its origins on 26 August 1920 with the passage of the 19th Amendment, after a long process where the recognition of the vote was not accompanied by the right to representation, much less to be part of the national politics of Legal way being recognized as citizens. It seems that the society of the United States is placed in a place of equality to men and women, a very clear example is Hilary Clinton in the past elections, but it is not quite so as Lili Gil states in The Gender Crisis in Politics: U.S. Congress Fails at Equality. Americans should support Women in Us politics, because equal involvement would create a stronger government, and because women bring different insights to political
Women throughout the course of history have been seen as inferior to men. Our society has been based on gender roles since the beginning of time. This was no different in America, the roles of women have always been housework, raising children, and tending to their husbands while the traditional roles of men were to be the breadwinners of their households. Men were allowed to get an education and vote while women were not. This is not to say that these roles have been challenged.
Which over the years has done a total 360, we have women like Micelle Obama fixing problems in the world. Females have a voice, and they are going to use
Who knows, the next president could be a woman. Times are definitely changing and I think they’re changing for the better in many
Some might say that not wanting a female president is being sexist, but the truth is that Clinton will receive many votes based on her gender alone. Jillian Gutowitz is a radio show host and has an article in the Huffington Post titled “I’m Voting for Hillary Clinton Because She’s a Woman”. These points are hypocritical because it is sexist to vote for someone because of their gender. Clinton is also a lifelong advocate for Women’s rights and families are having a big effect on her immigration policies. “This is a family issue…If we claim we are for family then we have to pull together
Some women who tried to go against the set norms in most cases were ridiculed and scorned. Such actions made the American women also believed that being at home, caring, and supporting their family was their only duty (Wishart
“The 2012 Project is a national, non-partisan campaign determined to address this recruit, train and mentor women candidates. Why does it matter if women have a voice in politics? Clearly, because women 's specific rights and interests are not protected otherwise.” This quote provides perfect insight into what women would be more invested in that men would otherwise disregard because they aren’t as involved. Second, we need our current politicians to listen to our voices.
Hillary Clinton has announced recently that she will be running for president, and she has made Women's Rights the center of her agenda. Hillary Clinton has decided to make Women's Rights apart of her campaign because women, judging by history still have not gotten the rights they deserve. Hillary Clinton has continued to give women all of her energy towards making rights for women equal and fair for women in later years. Since women were given their right to vote in 1920, creating equality for women has not been a priority for any workplace or corporation. Women have suffered in many situations inside the workplace but have never had the opportunity to fight back or bring to anyones attention that their equality should be treated as a right.
During the 1800s, women in the United States did not have equal rights compared to white male citizens. At this time in American history, women were not allowed to attend college, could not speak in public, and were paid half of the salary as white male citizens. Document 1 notes, “Based on British common law, a woman
Among the Democratic candidates is, for the first time, a woman, who if elected into office, will expand the history of America and provide what is needed: a change. This woman is Hillary Clinton and she would be the best candidate for the upcoming presidential election as she has already made astounding accomplishments in her career thus far, plans to further the economy by way of inflating income for the working class, and will increase awareness of women’s rights across the nation.
Another reason as to why I think Hillary should be president is because it’s about time America saw a woman in the Oval
Throughout American history women were put on the backburner with rights that a man had. When the American Revolution started women thought that they would have rights as a man, such as having a job and not staying home to care for the children constantly. These women came to what soon would become America for a change in their life and to stand by their man. Although it can be argued that it is important to keep the house tidy and children in check, does this really mean you are a bad wife if you do not want to do this? When war broke out women took to the fields as nurses and would bring water to the men.
When then nominee Donald Trump was running for president several issues were brought up on how he thinks and treats women. Those issues trigged women from the Republican Party to join forces with Hilary Clinton due to the fact they did not want their children whether boy or girl to believe that a man running for president can treat and talk about women like that no matter how important you are. The importance of women in office vital to society because they can bring up women issues and become role models for young girls. According to Ford Chapter 4, “This study found that where there are more female MPs, adolescent girls are more likely to discuss politics with friends and to say that they will participate in politics as adults. Adult women are more likely to actually participate and to discuss politics.”
